Cloudflare
2 published articles
EconomyFeatured3 min read
Search economy
Google Zero is here. The web isn't ready.
The symbiotic relationship between Google and publishers is unraveling. With AI summaries keeping users on search results, publishers are blocking crawlers and exploring a future without Google traffic. The web is entering uncharted territory.
2026-07-27
AI2 min read
Bot Traffic
Cloudflare to block mixed-use web crawlers by default from September 2026
Cloudflare will block mixed-use crawlers from ad-hosted pages by default from September 2026, targeting bots that blend search, agent, and AI training use. The policy aims to give site owners more control and commercial opportunities as non-human traffic now exceeds human traffic online.
2026-07-05