New York Passes Landmark Law Banning Deceptive AI Bots from News Sites
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George Winslow
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Summary
The New York State Senate and Assembly have passed the "New York Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act" (A.11292/S.9934A), landmark legislation aimed at protecting news media from deceptive AI bots and "stealth crawlers" used by Big Tech companies to access news sites without authorization. The bill is designed to safeguard the economic foundations of local news production by broadcast stations across New York. David Donovan, president of the New York State Broadcaster Association, praised the legislation as the first of its kind.
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The newly passed 'New York Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act' prohibits deceptive bots from accessing news sites
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