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One in eleven x402 sites blocks AI training crawlers

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On 27 September 2026, 86 of 908 x402 Bazaar sites refused the AI training crawlers with a 403, while 83 of them still let answer crawlers in. On 27 September 2026 we checked the 927 sites listed in the x402 Bazaar — the public directory of services that sell to AI agents over x402 — the way AI craw…

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  1. 2026-10-18 15:00 · DEV Community — AI
    One in eleven x402 sites blocks AI training crawlers

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