Posted Jul 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTCEExternal LinkPatreon is working with Cloudflare to squash AI crawlers.In a post on Instagram, Patreon CEO Jack Conte says the move will prevent AI crawlers from training on creators’ work. Last year, Cloudflare began blocking AI crawlers by default and recently announced plans to give publishers more granular control of the kinds of scrapers they allow in.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Emma Roth
Patreon is working with Cloudflare to squash AI crawlers.
In a post on Instagram, Patreon CEO Jack Conte says the move will prevent AI crawlers from training on creators’ work. Last year, Cloudflare began blocking AI crawlers by default and recently announced plans to give publishers more granular control of the kinds of scrapers they allow in. [Link: Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators' Work for AI Training | https://www.404media.co/patreon-cloudflare-partnership-ai-crawlers/ | 404 Media]
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