I am trying htaccess at the moment, so far I am not getting bots in my logs. But I don't see anything bad on using Cloudflare. But I don't understand people hating Cloudflare for the tool they offer. I also find it annoying, hence I don't run it on my stuff.
Owners of the said websites don't have to use this check.
What do you propose instead to combat AI companies stealing from your site?
I am trying htaccess at the moment, so far I am not getting bots in my logs. But I don't see anything bad on using Cloudflare. But I don't understand people hating Cloudflare for the tool they offer. I also find it annoying, hence I don't run it on my stuff.