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Patreon partners with Cloudflare to block AI training crawlers

By PulseAugur Editorial · [3 sources] ·

Patreon has partnered with Cloudflare to implement network-level blocking of AI training crawlers. This move aims to prevent AI companies from using creators' work without consent, credit, or compensation. Patreon CEO Jack Conte emphasized that creators' rights to opt-out, receive credit, and be compensated are paramount, stating that if these conditions are not met, AI crawlers will be blocked from accessing content on the platform. AI

IMPACT This move by Patreon and Cloudflare could set a precedent for other platforms to control AI data scraping, potentially impacting the training data available for AI models.

RANK_REASON Patreon, a content platform, is implementing a policy change with Cloudflare to block AI crawlers, which is a product-level decision affecting user content.

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Patreon partners with Cloudflare to block AI training crawlers

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Samantha Cole ·

    Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators' Work for AI Training

    “Creators deserve credit, compensation, and consent. If that's not on the table, the crawlers can stay the fuck off Patreon," CEO Jack Conte wrote on Thursday.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training https://www. 404media.co/patreon-cloudflare -partnership-ai-crawlers/ ❖ http:// BRAIN.US.CO

    Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators’ Work for AI Training https://www. 404media.co/patreon-cloudflare -partnership-ai-crawlers/ ❖ http:// BRAIN.US.COM # AI # news # press

    LINKS 404media.co/patreon-cloudflare-partnershi… brain.us.com
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Patreon has partnered with Cloudflare to block AI training crawlers from accessing creators content. The platform will now prevent AI companies from using creat

    Patreon has partnered with Cloudflare to block AI training crawlers from accessing creators content. The platform will now prevent AI companies from using creator work without consent, with CEO Jack Conte saying creators deserve credit, compensation and consent. https://www. 404m…

    LINKS 404media.co/patreon-cloudflare-partnershi…

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