# Websites are closing their doors to AI agents

- Source: The Verge
- Published: 2026-10-17T13:00:00+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013195/ai-agents-blocked-web
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/websites-are-closing-their-doors-to-ai-agents-4888c9/

Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI. OpenAI, Meta, Google, Instinct, and others promise their agents can scour the internet on your behalf, doing anything from booking a dinner reservation and cleaning out your inbox to buying new shoes. But what happens when the rest of the internet won't play nice? In recent weeks, […]

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