Cloudflare introduces default blocking of AI data scrapers

The tech company’s customers can automatically block A.I. companies from exploiting their websites, it said, as it moves to protect original content online.

(Jason Henry | The New York Times) Matthew Prince, the chief executive of Cloudflare, in San Francisco, Sept. 10, 2015. The tech company’s customers can automatically block A.I. companies from exploiting their websites, it said, as it moves to protect original content online.

Cloudflare introduces default blocking of AI data scrapers

The tech company’s customers can automatically block A.I. companies from exploiting their websites, it said, as it moves to protect original content online.

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