- Cloudflare accused Perplexity of stealthily scraping websites, a behavior criticized by Matthew Prince.
- Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince warned on July 2, 2025, that unchecked scraping threatens the internet, with media outlets like AP, BuzzFeed, and Time showing support.
Cloudflare, led by Matthew Prince, is establishing a new permission-based marketplace to address content scraping concerns.
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Updated Jul 1
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What happened
Cloudflare, led by Matthew Prince, is establishing a new permission-based marketplace to address content scraping concerns.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Cloudflare CEO commented on the company's machine traffic majority and compared its signals to those of past chipmakers.Sub-event
- A partnership has been formed that integrates Cloudflare's Crawl Control technology.Sub-event
- Prince outlined a new marketplace and major media outlets signed on to Cloudflare's permission-based approach.
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The entities involved
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Cloudflare
American internet infrastructure and website security company
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Matthew Prince
American businessman and entrepreneur
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Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- Unknown outlet