Reddit is looking at potential ways to fight AI bots on the platform, such as ID verification. Credit: Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images Reddit has a real bot problem on its hands. And, in ...

Google has launched limited testing of Web Bot Auth, a cryptographic protocol designed to verify the authenticity of AI agent bots. The system moves beyond traditional IP and header checks by enabling ...

Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn’t get a handle on the bots overrunning its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it’s taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin ...