United Joins Amazon and Target in Blocking AI Shopping Agents
United Airlines banned unauthorized AI agents Wednesday, joining Amazon, Target, eBay, Booking.com, Resy and Yelp in restricting bots from shopping and booking.
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E Commerce
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E Commerce
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