Cloudflare: 416 billion AI bot requests blocked since July Google sees 3 2x more webpages than OpenAI Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince wants Google to separate search crawling from AI crawling Cloudflare has blocked 416 billion AI bot requests for
Cloudflare Has Blocked 416 Billion AI Bot Requests Since July 1 Since July 2024, Cloudflare has offered customers tools to block AI bots from scraping their content Cloudflare told WIRED that the number of AI bots blocked since July 1, 2025 is 416 billion
Cloudflare Blocks 416 Billion AI Scraping Attempts, Accuses . . . Cloudflare has blocked 416 billion AI bot scraping attempts over five months, as revealed by CEO Matthew Prince, who accused Google of abusing its search monopoly to coerce websites into allowing data harvesting The company promotes tools for blocking bots and paid licensing to foster a balanced web ecosystem
Cloudflare Blocks 416 Billion AI Bot Requests Since July 1 Cloudflare has been steadfast in its commitment to give customers the tools necessary to block AI bots from scraping their content freely According to Prince, the staggering figure of 416 billion blocked requests speaks to the overwhelming scale of AI bot activity targeting web content since the implementation of these protective measures