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This shift signals stronger enforcement against unauthorized AI training on creative content.
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Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them
Patreon is enhancing its protection against AI bots by partnering with Cloudflare to block unauthorized scraping of creators' content. This change moves beyond the traditional use of robots.txt files, which only request bots not to scrape data. The new approach actively prevents AI models from training on Patreon content without permission.
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Creators on Patreon gain better control over how their content is used by AI systems.
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Platforms should consider active blocking measures to protect content from unauthorized AI scraping.
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Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them
Patreon is enhancing its protection against AI bots by partnering with Cloudflare to block unauthorized scraping of creators' content. This change moves beyond the traditional use of robots.txt files, which only request bots not to scrape data. The new approach actively prevents AI models from training on Patreon content without permission.
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Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them
Patreon is enhancing its protection against AI bots by partnering with Cloudflare to block unauthorized scraping of creators' content. This change moves beyond the traditional use of robots.txt files, which only request bots not to scrape data. The new approach actively prevents AI models from training on Patreon content without permission.
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