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Cloudflare's new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers' content
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Cloudflare is giving AI companies until September 15 to separate web crawlers used for search from those used for AI training and agents, or risk being blocked
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Could shape safety standards, compliance requirements, and public policy for AI development.
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Cloudflare's new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers' content
TechCrunch AI•Jul 1, 2026
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