<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Cloudflare will block Big Tech AI bot crawlers by default to protect content creators' work.</li><li>Cloudflare introduces Pay Per Crawl, allowing creators to charge AI giants for content access.</li><li>The move addresses concerns of AI companies exploiting content without consent or compensation.</li><li>Major publishers like Gannett, Time, BuzzFeed, and others support Cloudflare's default blocking of AI bot crawlers.</li></ul>

Cloudflare to block AI bot crawlers by default and let websites demand payment for access

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