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Should Aggregators Block AI Agents?

A debate is under way over whether online aggregators — platforms that collect and compare content, prices or listings — should block AI agents from accessing their services. As AI assistants increasingly browse, scrape and transact on users' behalf, aggregators face a choice between blocking them to protect traffic and revenue, or allowing access. The question touches on broader industry tensions over AI crawlers and website control.

Why now: The rapid rise of AI agents browsing the web is forcing platforms to decide whether to block or embrace them.

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• Should Aggregators block AI Agents? · Investing.com
• Should Aggregators block AI Agents? · Yahoo Finance

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