300 publishers take their fight against AI stealth bots to Congress

Over 300 news publishers, led by the News/Media Alliance, are lobbying the U.S. Congress to pass the Stealth Bot Prohibition Act, which would ban undisclosed AI bots that scrape content and pose risks to websites. The bill proposes penalties for bots that disguise themselves as humans or burden sites, aiming to set a national standard amid rising AI bot traffic.