Company
Date Published
Author
Patrick Day and Jocelyn Woolbright
Word count
1179
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Cloudflare's Project Galileo has expanded to include Bot Management and AI Crawl Control services, offering free protection to approximately 750 journalists and non-profit news organizations worldwide. Launched in 2014, Project Galileo aims to safeguard civic voices online and has grown to support over 3,000 groups in 125 countries. With the rise of AI-driven web interactions, news organizations face declining traffic, impacting their revenue from subscriptions and advertising. The inclusion of AI Crawl Control enables these organizations to manage AI bots' access to their content, helping them negotiate fair compensation and maintain traffic. This development is crucial for local news entities, which are already grappling with financial challenges and closures. Cloudflare's tools, which differentiate between beneficial and harmful bots, empower news organizations to protect their intellectual property and explore new revenue streams, supporting quality journalism in a digital age.