Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them
: fre jul 17, 2026 3:21 pm
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.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/patre ... king-them/
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/patre ... king-them/