Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them

Jul 17, 2026

Patreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by partnering with Cloudflare to block bots that attempt to train AI models on creators’ content without permission. This represents a move away from relying solely on robots.txt files to actively preventing unauthorized AI training.

Why it matters: This shift from passive requests to active blocking could influence how other platforms protect creator content from unauthorized AI use.

Full story at: TechCrunch / AI ↗