Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them
Patreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by working with Cloudflare to block bots that train AI models on creators’ content without permission. The move marks a shift away from relying on websites using robots.txt alone to actively block unauthorized AI training.
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Patreon is now actively blocking AI training bots using Cloudflare’s technology, moving beyond the previous reliance on robots.txt requests. The company says the stronger measures are needed because AI scraping has become more sophisticated and its new discovery tools could expose more creator content to crawlers. By blocking unauthorized AI training directly, Patreon aims to ensure that consent is enforced rather than merely requested.