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The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “signed agents” pitch

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454 points positiveblue | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 16:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jmtame ◴[29 Aug 25 16:54 UTC] No.45066514[source]▶
I pretty much use Perplexity exclusively at this point, instead of Google. I'd rather just get my questions answered than navigate all of the ads and slowness that Google provides. I'm fine with paying a small monthly fee, but I don't want Cloudflare being the gatekeeper.

Perhaps a way to serve ads through the agents would be good enough. I'd prefer that to be some open protocol than controlled by a company.

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verdverm ◴[29 Aug 25 18:33 UTC] No.45067765[source]▶
Perplexity has been one of the AI companies that created the problem that gave rise to this CF proposal. Why doesn't Perplexity invest more into being a responsible scraper?

https://blog.cloudflare.com/perplexity-is-using-stealth-unde...

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jmtame ◴[29 Aug 25 19:20 UTC] No.45068273[source]▶
Re-read what I wrote.
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1. verdverm ◴[31 Aug 25 00:53 UTC] No.45079377{3}[source]▶
and what am I supposed to garner from the re-read?

What did you say that relates to Perplexity being one of the reasons that Cloudflare and their customers have decided they need better protection from abusive scrapers?

Websites choose their own gatekeepers, Cloudflare is just one provider