Patreon moves from asking to actively blocking AI scrapers

Patreon is partnering with Cloudflare to actively block bots that scrape creators' content for AI training, rather than relying only on robots.txt requests. It marks a shift from passive requests to active technical enforcement against unauthorized AI training.

Why it matters: Patreon joins a growing list of content platforms hardening their sites against AI crawlers, adding pressure on AI labs to strike paid licensing deals rather than scrape freely. Expect more creator and publishing platforms to follow Cloudflare's bot-blocking approach.