300 publishers press Congress to ban stealth AI bot scraping

Executives from Condé Nast, Hearst and roughly 300 publishers are lobbying in Washington for the bipartisan Stealth Bot Prohibition Act, introduced to the House in July. The bill would require AI bots to disclose their identity and purpose when scraping content, with civil penalties from the FTC and action by state attorneys general.

• Bipartisan bill introduced to the House in July
• Stealth AI bots would have to disclose identity and scraping purpose
• Violators face FTC civil penalties and attorneys general action
• Campaign backed by the nonprofit News/Media Alliance