#aitraffic — Public Fediverse posts

Over 50% of activity on the internet is no longer carried out by humans

Cloudflare has confirmed that over 50% of traffic on its network now comes from machines, not people, for the first time in history.

#technology #cloudflare #aitraffic

FYI: AI Overviews drain publisher traffic as ad tech's trust seals lapse: Google AI Overviews drained two publishers' search traffic and closed one site after 21 years, while Google and The Trade Desk let their TAG fraud seals lapse. https://ppc.land/ai-overviews-drain-publisher-traffic-as-ad-techs-trust-seals-lapse/ #AITraffic #AdTech #PublisherTraffic #DigitalMarketing #SearchEngineOptimization

AI is quietly changing how people judge websites

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/ai-judging-websites-seconds/

AI’s Publisher Paradox: ChatGPT Referrals Grow, But Can’t Offset Search Traffic Collapse

#AI #Publishing #SearchEngines #AITraffic #DigitalPublishing #Google #OpenAI #AIMode #Web

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/03/ais-publisher-paradox-chatgpt-referrals-grow-but-cant-offset-search-traffic-collapse-xcxwbn/

Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/devs-say-ai-crawlers-dominate-traffic-forcing-blocks-on-entire-countries/

#HackerNews #AItraffic #AIcrawlers #DevsNews #InternetRegulation #CountryBlocks