Comment by vbezhenar

> This should be implemented as a web protocol with crypto though so anyone can charge bots without having to be Cloudflare fronted. Not really a fanboi of 99% of crypto stuff, but IMO, a purely technical, open and decentralised solution to this sort of problem was the crypto dream.

It's not just about payment. It's about refusing to serve content to bots, unless they paid. It might be hard to implement without Cloudflare, when bot developers specifically target your website.

The whole point of Cloudflare is to let them decide whether it's bot or user that hits your website. It is complicated task.

Unless you want to force all users to pay, both humans and bots.