Technology • Jul 02, 2025

Indian publishers rally against AI scraping

Indian news publishers are stepping up to protect their content from being used by AI without permission.
From July 1, 2025, Cloudflare will block AI bots unless sites say it's okay, letting publishers decide who can access their work and even charge AI companies for it.

TL;DR

AI tools are summarizing news so well

AI tools are summarizing news so well that most people don't even click through to the original sites—leading to big drops in traffic and earnings for publishers.
While US and UK media have some legal protection, Indian outlets often get scraped with no pay or credit.
That's why groups like the Digital News Publishers Association want new rules and licensing systems to make sure creators actually benefit as AI tech grows.