Exploring Cloudflare’s Pay-Per-Crawl: A Deep Dive
Cloudflare’s recent pay-per-crawl service has stirred conversation within the AI community. While it allows content publishers to charge AI bots for site access, questions arise about its practical implementation.
- Bot Challenges: No service can block all scrapers. It may only increase operational costs, as companies advance in creating smarter crawling technology.
- Pricing Dilemma: Charging too high can lead users to exploit scrapers. Is $0.10 per article a feasible price? Most publishers would likely reject earnings that low for content redistribution.
- Long-Term Solutions: Subscription models paired with enterprise licenses may offer a solution for valuable content locked away.
While the concept is intriguing, the viability of pay-per-crawl remains unclear. It seems more like a solution in search of a problem.
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