Wednesday, 2 July, 2025
Cloudflare Launches “Pay‑Per‑Crawl” Tool to Monetize AI Bot Access
Cloudflare introduced a new tool enabling websites to block unauthorized AI crawlers by default and charge fees per crawl via a "pay‑per‑crawl" model. This empowers content creators to regain control as AI bots bypass traditional referral traffic, hurting ad revenue. Supported by publishers like Condé Nast, AP, Reddit, Pinterest, the tool aims to establish a sustainable revenue model amid generative AI's rise and create a permission-based web ecosystem.
Read full story at Economic Times