Websites Block AI Agents From OpenAI, Meta, Google — SkimNews
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- Yelp told TechCrunch it only allows AI agents that pay for its data licensing program, while Delta Air Lines is preventing agents from booking tickets on behalf of users.
- JPMorgan Chase and Charles Schwab confirmed they are blocking AI agents from accessing accounts, citing security concerns.
- Users report Cars.com and Amtrak previously worked with AI agents but are no longer accessible, suggesting companies are quietly blocking agents beyond the named holdouts.
- Amazon banned Perplexity's agentic shopping last year and sued the startup; an appeals court overturned the injunction against Perplexity in August, after which Amazon filed an amended complaint.
- Meta pushed back on Muse blocks in a post this month, writing "turning away a personal agent means turning away the customer behind it," and announced partnerships with Walmart, Gap, Sephora, Best Buy, and Shopify.
- Cloudflare introduced a one-click block for AI crawlers in 2025 and now blocks crawlers that simultaneously scrape for search indexing and AI training, straining internet infrastructure per the article.
- EquiStamp CEO Chris Canal told The Verge that companies actively working against agent access means "fewer useful things the agents can do," directly eroding the core value proposition of agentic AI.
Why it matters: Website blocks strike at the core pitch from OpenAI, Meta, and Google that their agents can handle any online task — EquiStamp's Chris Canal says this absolutely impacts perceived value. With financial firms citing security and retailers citing lost ad eyeballs, the agentic AI business model faces structural friction from both regulated industries and commerce platforms, forcing companies like Meta into one-off retail partnerships rather than universal web access.
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