Policy · 1h ago
Cloudflare to categorize AI traffic, risking publisher revenue
Cloudflare plans to categorize AI traffic, but mismatches in classification could lead to accidental blocking of all AI bots. Publishers worry this will harm their traffic and ad revenue. Businesses must find a balance between blocking malicious bots and allowing beneficial AI crawlers.
Meridian48 take
Cloudflare's move is a double-edged sword: it gives publishers control but risks collateral damage if the categorization is flawed.
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