Digital Rights: Protecting Freedom and Privacy Online

Digital rights are the legal and ethical principles that safeguard individuals’ freedom and privacy in the digital world. They include the right to access information, freedom of expression online, and protection of personal data from misuse or surveillance. With growing reliance on the internet, digital rights also cover issues such as net neutrality, copyright, and online security. Governments, organizations, and advocacy groups play a role in enforcing these rights, while businesses must ensure compliance with data protection laws. Defending digital rights is essential to maintaining trust, transparency, and fairness.

Cloudflare Revolutionizes Web Content Protection: New AI Crawler Blocking and Pay-Per-Crawl System

Cloudflare Revolutionizes Web Content Protection

Ravi Jain
Cloudflare is revolutionizing web content protection with a new system that automatically blocks AI crawlers by default and introduces a Pay-Per-Crawl model. This significant change, effective July 1, 2025, allows content creators to monetize their intellectual property when accessed by AI systems, moving away from previous unrestricted data harvesting. Websites will have granular control over AI bot access, distinguishing between different AI purposes, while traditional search engine crawlers remain unaffected. The initiative aims to establish fair compensation for creators and foster sustainable AI innovation by requiring AI companies to license data or face blocked access from Cloudflare's extensive network. ... Read More