Brief
Cloudflare Lets Sites Block AI Training Without Losing Search Visibility
Cloudflare has introduced new controls that let site owners stay discoverable in search while disallowing AI training. The company says an Accountable designation establishes a shared model with Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
The new controls give site owners a way to separate search indexing from AI training. Previously, blocking AI crawlers often meant losing search visibility. The Accountable designation is described as a shared model with Apple, Google, and Microsoft, though the evidence does not explain how it is enforced or what technical standard it uses. For practical AI users, this means a potential option to keep content in search results while opting out of training data.
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- Cloudflare is giving site owners a way to stay discoverable while disallowing AI training.
- New controls and an Accountable designation establish a shared model with Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
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