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Cloudflare: We Will Get Google to Provide a Way to Block AI Overviews
A week or so ago, Cloudflare announced it would block AI bots by default and offer a new pay per crawl initiative to compensate you all for your content that AI just consumes for free. But as most SEOs know, Google AI Mode and AI Overviews can't be blocked without really blocking your site from Google Search.
I am not sure how Matthew Prince, the CEO of Cloudflare, is so confident he will get Google to give him a way to do this. Jul 7, 2025 - 7:45 am 15 — by Barry Schwartz Barry Schwartz is the CEO of RustyBrick and a technologist, a New York Web service firm specializing in customized online technology that helps companies decrease costs and increase sales. Barry graduated from the City University of New York and lives with his family in the NYC region.
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