EFF Warns Against Legislation Targeting AI Crawlers, Says It Threatens the Open Web
hn_acker · hn · 2026-07-21
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recently published an article warning against legislative proposals aimed at restricting or banning stealth AI crawlers. The article argues that while these crawling activities are controversial, they are not the primary threat to the open web. Instead, passing such restrictive bills could undermine the original open data ecosystem and the free flow of information on the internet.
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