Patreon partners with Cloudflare to block AI training bots
July 17, 2026
Patreon is moving beyond robots.txt by using Cloudflare to actively block unauthorized AI scraping bots. The shift aims to protect creator content from being used for model training without permission.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou may face increased difficulty scraping public-facing web data as more platforms implement active blocking.
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founderThis marks a growing trend of platforms prioritizing IP protection over open web accessibility.