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Re:Cloudflare Introduces Default Blocking of A.I. Data Scrapers by bitpush on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @10:05AM (#44443899)
It is now an adversarial relationship between aibots and website, and cloudflare is merely reacting to it.

Would you say the same for ddos protection? Isn't that the same as well?

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Re:Cloudflare Introduces Default Blocking of A.I. Data Scrapers by TechDebtDevin on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @11:11AM (#44444720)
They arent doing anything. They are attempting to insert themselves into the middle of a marketplace (that doesnt exist and never will) where scrapers pay for IP. They think theyre going to profit off the bots, not protect your site. Dont fall for their scam.
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Re:Cloudflare Introduces Default Blocking of A.I. Data Scrapers by bitpush on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @11:38AM (#44445051)
What do you mean they are trying to insert themselves? If I have a website that I host with cloudflare, I (as the rightful website owner) has inserted Cloudflare in between.

It isnt CF going around saying, that's a nice website you have there. I'm gonna put myself in between.

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