Why AI crawlers are breaking the rules of web-crawling

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AI crawlers are more frequent and voluminous — This can overload server resources, leading to slower site performance.
They have different motives compared to traditional bots — This changes the way content is indexed, potentially affecting SEO strategies.

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Why AI crawlers are breaking the rules of web-crawling

In 2025, bots accounted for 53% of all web traffic, the first time automated traffic had outpaced humans in a calendar year. By June 2026, Cloudflare Radar put that figure at 57.5%, a crossover that Cloudflare’s own CEO said arrived years ahead of his projections.

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