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title: "Why some websites are blocking AI agents from accessing the web"
date: 2026-11-02
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description: "AI agents may be blocked for security reasons, wrongly detected as website scrapers, or may be manually blocked by certain websites and companies."
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# Why some websites are blocking AI agents from accessing the web

AI agents may be blocked for security reasons, wrongly detected as website scrapers, or may be manually blocked by certain websites and companies.

*Published: 2026-11-02*