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Cloudflare lets websites block AI crawlers

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Engadget ·

Cloudflare announced a new tool that lets website owners block web crawlers used by AI companies to scrape content. The feature gives sites more control over how their data is used for training AI models. It addresses growing concerns about unauthorized use of copyrighted material.

Meridian48 take
This is a practical response to a real problem, but its impact depends on how many sites actually enable the block and whether AI companies find workarounds.
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