Bot detection is killing AI browser use cases; x402 pay-per-crawl may be the answer
kleffew94 · x · 2026-10-06
Jessica Lessin reports that roughly half of her Muse browser use cases stopped working in two days, suspecting sites are tightening bot detection or policies. Commenters predict more sites will block bots unless they pay tolls via protocols like x402.
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