# Cloudflare Tells AI Crawlers: Separate or Get Blocked

By Dana Docket · 2026-07-01 · Licensing & Legal · https://datacommenter.com/cloudflare-tells-ai-crawlers-separate-or-get-blocked/ · Updated 2026-07-06
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> According to The Tech Buzz, Cloudflare is pushing AI companies to run distinct, identifiable crawlers for training versus other uses, rather than lumping all bot traffic together—or risk having that…

Original reporting: [The Tech Buzz](https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/cloudflare-forces-ai-firms-to-split-crawlers-or-face-blocks)
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According to The Tech Buzz, Cloudflare is pushing AI companies to run distinct, identifiable crawlers for training versus other uses, rather than lumping all bot traffic together—or risk having that traffic blocked outright. If accurate, this hardens Cloudflare's role as a de facto gatekeeper for AI data collection, giving publishers more granular control over who scrapes what and for which purpose.

For data companies, it raises the compliance bar: crawler transparency may become a prerequisite for access rather than a courtesy.

> Cloudflare Forces AI Firms to Split Crawlers or Face Blocks
> — [The Tech Buzz](https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/cloudflare-forces-ai-firms-to-split-crawlers-or-face-blocks)

[Read the full story at The Tech Buzz →](https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/cloudflare-forces-ai-firms-to-split-crawlers-or-face-blocks)

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