India, September 25, 2025 – Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, has announced an expansion of Project Galileo to support nonprofits and independent media in managing how AI services interact with their web content.
New Tools for AI Content Protection
Participants in Project Galileo—including over 750 journalists, independent news organizations, and nonprofits—will now receive free access to:
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Cloudflare Bot Management
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AI Crawl Control services
This expansion allows these organizations to monitor and block unwanted AI crawlers, helping them retain control over their content in an AI-driven digital landscape.
Why It Matters
As AI models increasingly pull content from across the web to generate answers, fewer users visit the original news websites. This:
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Reduces traffic and visibility
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Threatens ad and fundraising revenue
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Undermines local news and press freedom, especially in repressive or underserved communities
“We want to ensure the evolution of AI works in favor of independent media, not against it.”Matthew Prince, Co-founder & CEO, Cloudflare
About Project Galileo
Since 2014, Project Galileo has:
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Protected nonprofits, human rights groups, and journalists from cyber threats
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Provided free security services to support digital voices that might otherwise be silenced
Now, the program is extending its AI tools and protections to help these groups navigate the challenges posed by AI scraping and content misuse.
What Partners Are Saying
Meera Selva, CEO, Internews Europe:“In an AI era, secure tools for independent media are a lifeline. Cloudflare empowers high-risk journalists to uphold press freedom.”
Sarah Gustavus Lim, Membership Director, LION:“Our members need affordable, easy-to-use tools. Cloudflare’s expansion helps them manage digital security more effectively.”
Ryan Powell, Head of Innovation, International Press Institute:“Media must protect their IP and develop new revenue streams. Monitoring AI crawling is essential to sustaining quality journalism.”
Cloudflare is also committed to expanding access to AI tools for public-interest organizations—not just to protect content, but to empower them to build and innovate with AI in service of their missions.