Cloudflare says it has fended off 416 billion AI bot scrape requests in five months — CEO warns of dramatic shift for internet business model

Published: 3 hours ago (December 5, 2025 at 07:41 AM EST)

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Source: Tom’s Hardware

Cloudflare CEO on AI Bot Blocking

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said that blocking AI bots and giving website owners the option to license their content to AI companies could help maintain online publication’s viability as a business in the future.

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Cloudflare CEO on AI Bot Blocking

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