CLOUDFLARE REPLACES AI BOT BAN WITH GRANULAR CONTROLS
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Cloudflare is rolling out granular AI bot management tools that let site owners control Search, Training, and Agent crawlers independently instead of blocking them all at once. Starting September 15, 2026, Training and Agent bots will be blocked by default on ad-supported pages.
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