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AI Bot Scraping Regulation: Publishers Push for Disclosure Rules
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Fusion42 · 11 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Over 300 publishers including Condé Nast and Hearst are lobbying the US Congress for a federal law requiring AI bots that scrape website content to disclose their identities and purposes, with civil penalties enforced by the FTC and attorneys general under the proposed Stealth Bot Prohibition Act.
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You must prepare for tougher rules forcing AI content scrapers to identify themselves or face penalties. This opens a legal path to block hidden AI usage of your original work and taps into enforcement action by the FTC and state attorneys general.
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