Ellla AI-neyum website content access cheyyunathil ninn block cheythitt..

cloudflare………. - “charge aayii” 🔋🔋 

Cloudflare controls 20% of the internet traffic.

Now AI cant access these sites.. But

Why Cloudflare is blocking every AI?

What this really means?

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In today’s post:

• 💀 Why Cloudflare is blocking every AI Bots? 🔥

🧐 Basics — How AI Crawlers Take Data (Without Asking!)

AI companies need huge amounts of online content to train their models (like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)

• To get that, they use AI crawlers — bots that visit websites and collect:
  ✅ News articles, blogs, FAQs
  ✅ Images, videos, code samples
  ✅ Social media posts and public content

• How it worked before:

  • Websites use a small file called robots.txt to say who can crawl

  • But many AI crawlers ignored that — they scraped data quietly

• AI companies used the collected data for:

  • Training AI to answer questions

  • Generating articles, code, summaries

  • Improving AI apps and tools

• The Problem:

  • Website owners got no credit, no traffic, no money

  • AI companies turned free web content into paid AI services

That’s why Cloudflare stepped in — to block unauthorized crawling and make AI companies pay or ask permission

What’s Happening?

July 1, 2025 muthal, puthiya Cloudflare websites automatically AI botsine block cheyyum..

• Earlier, site owner thanne bots block cheyyanamarunu pakshe ippo block default aanu..

• AI bots like OpenAI GPTBot, Google AI crawlers, Anthropic bots — ellarum permission kittiyal mathram content edukkaan pattu..

• Cloudflare handles 20% internet traffic, so ithu massive impact aanu

• Ithu content creators-inu full control tharum — botsinu ippo easy-aayi data kittilla

💸 Pay-Per-Crawl — AI Botsinu Site-il Kayariyum Enkil Cash Kittanam

AI companies ippo "pay per crawl" scheme-il aanu

• Simple system:
  ✅ Bots must prove their real identity (verified digital key undakanam)
  ✅ Crawl cheyyumbo site owner decide cheyyum — free aano, paid aano enn

• Payment on aanel? Site returns HTTP 402 — "Payment Required" message

• Website owners can decide:

  • Allow free access (for friendly bots like search engines)

  • Charge per crawl (for AI model training bots)

  • Block bots completely.

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🧃📰 Big Media & Internet Platforms Support the Move – “Protect Our Content!”

Major companies support cheyyunnu:

• Associated Press (AP)

• Gannett (USA Today group)

• BuzzFeed

• Reddit

• Stack Overflow

• Reason: AI models content edukkunnu, but traffic or revenue thirichu kodukkunnilla

• Cloudflare CEO: "Internet-inte future at riskilanu " — creators-inu protection venam

• Ethokke paranjalum, ith content creators-inu oru fair deal tharum.

🕷️ AI Labyrinth – Trapping Sneaky Bots with Junk Pages

For illegal bots that ignore rules, Cloudflare built the AI Labyrinth

• What happens:

  • Bot gets trapped in a maze of useless, AI-generated junk pages

  • While stuck, Cloudflare tracks the bot’s behavior for better blocking

• Over 50 billion bot requests detected daily — growing fast

• Labyrinth wastes bot time, protects real site data, fingerprints bad actors

• It's a smart trick to catch AI bots trying to steal content secretly.

😱🚨 Why It Matters — Quick L8R Summary

• 💪 Creators get real power to block or charge AI bots

• 🌐 AI giants (Google, OpenAI, Meta) could lose access to huge parts of the web

• 💰 New revenue option for websites — content isn’t “free fuel” anymore

• ⚖️ Keeps internet fair — AI needs to pay, creators get rewarded

• ⚠️ But watch out: Overblocking bots could make the web feel smaller and more closed

⏭️ What’s Next? — What to Expect Soon

• Pay-Per-Crawl system is still testing — results expected by year-end

• AI companies may push back, negotiate group deals, or find workarounds

• Legal action could rise — some publishers already suing AI giants

• Other internet providers (Amazon AWS, Fastly, etc.) may follow Cloudflare's lead

• Future vision: Your AI assistant might pay tiny fees to sites when fetching answers for you