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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Published: 17 July 2026
Source: TechCrunch
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 18 July 2026
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