Patreon shifts from blocking to actively stopping AI bots: a signal for every platform protecting content

I’d like to share an update from the world of AI and creator platforms.

Patreon has strengthened its protections and, together with Cloudflare, is now directly blocking AI bots that collect content to train models without permission.

Until recently, the company relied on robots.txt, but that proved insufficient as scrapers began ignoring the rules.

Patreon is now taking an active blocking approach while still allowing bots that index pages and help bring users back to the platform.

Why it matters: creators should decide how their materials are used in AI.

Do you think content protection should be opt-out by default?

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