2025-03-20
The Internet has always been a space for free expression, collaboration, and the open exchange of ideas. However, with persistent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), AI-powered web crawlers have started transforming the digital world. These bots, deployed by major AI companies, crawl [...]
2025-07-01
Cloudflare has rolled out a couple of new measures meant to keep AI bot crawlers at bay. To start with, every new domain customer that signs up with the company to manage their website traffic will no [...]
2025-08-04
Web crawlers deployed by Perplexity to scrape websites are allegedly skirting restrictions, according to a new report from Cloudflare. Specifically, the report claims that the company's bots appe [...]
2025-07-28
Microsoft is implementing an age verification system on Xbox accounts to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, and in a new blog post announcing the move, the company suggests it'll come t [...]
2025-03-21
Instead of simply blocking unwanted AI crawlers, Cloudflare has introduced a new defense method that lures them into a maze of AI-generated content, designed to waste their time and resources.<br / [...]
2025-07-01
Cloudflare introduces a consent-based approach for AI crawlers, giving website operators more power over their content. Media companies and platforms hope it will create fairer terms for original cont [...]
2025-07-30
Spotify is introducing new requirements to confirm the ages of users in the UK trying to access explicit content. The streaming platform is implementing a facial scan process in partnership with Yoti, [...]
2025-03-12
Google is pushing back on a bill that would make Utah the first state in the US to have a law requiring app stores to conduct age verification of their users. The company has formally requested the st [...]