Shailley Singh

AI’s web takeover: Who pays when bots swipe content?
Digital
Aug 19, 2025
Shailley Singh

AI’s web takeover: Who pays when bots swipe content?

As AI agents slash publisher traffic, the open web’s old economics collapse, forcing a rethink on content control and monetisation models.

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