<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling practices by allowing websites to block AI crawlers or charge for scraping.</li><li>Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince mentioned discussions with Google to block Answer Box and AI Overview without affecting classic search indexing.</li><li>If talks with Google fail, Cloudflare is considering pushing for legislation that would require Google to separate its crawlers.</li><li>Critics are concerned that Cloudflare's initiative could hinder academic research, security scans, and access to web projects like The Internet Archive.</li></ul>

Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won’t.

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