Model Launches· The Decoder· Jun 5, 2026· yesterday· 1 min read
Cloudflare CEO says the web's future is "pay to crawl" as bots overtake human traffic
Bot traffic now outpaces human traffic on the internet, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince says, years ahead of his late 2027 forecast. He blames AI agents for the surge. His conclusion for the future of the web: "Clearly it…
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