Cloudflare lets sites refuse AI training while staying in search
In short
Cloudflare lets sites refuse AI training while staying in search, on 15 Sep 2026. Publishers can refuse training and stay in search, and new domains get stricter defaults that nobody chose. Check the date your domain joined Cloudflare and which of the new defaults are on.
What happened
15 September 2026. Cloudflare shipped a Disallow AI Training setting and an Accountable designation for Apple, Google and Microsoft crawlers, which stay allowed for search while training is refused. From the same date, new domains block Training and Agent bots on pages with ads by default.
- 15 Sep 2026
Cloudflare shipped a Disallow AI Training setting and an Accountable designation for Apple, Google and Microsoft crawlers, which stay allowed for search while training is refused. From the same date, new domains block Training and Agent bots on pages with ads by default.
Why it matters to a leader
Publishers can refuse training and stay in search, and new domains get stricter defaults that nobody chose.
What to check
Check the date your domain joined Cloudflare and which of the new defaults are on.
Sources
- Cloudflare: Disallow AI Training, Accountable crawlers (15 Sep 2026) (blog.cloudflare.com/accountable-mixed-use-ai-crawlers), read 4 Nov 2026.
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