{
  "id": 12150374,
  "title": "AI giants targeted by scraping bots — ChatGPT and Perplexity enter the most-scraped websites list for the first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ai-giants-targeted-by-scraping-bots-chatgpt-and-perplexity-enter-the",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-giants-targeted-by-scraping-bots-chatgpt-and-perplexity-enter-the-most-scraped-websites-list-for-the-first-time"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AI platforms ChatGPT and Perplexity have entered the list of most-scraped websites for the first time, according to the latest Decodo research. This marks a significant shift in how businesses now demand information from the web – instead of scraping for consumer search patterns, they are now scraping AI platforms to understand how people are being informed. Decodo reports that AI platforms like ChatGPT are at the forefront of this change, with ChatGPT accounting for 14% of observed data collection activity. Perplexity, a newcomer, holds the fifth spot with 10% of the activity. The report also highlights that seven of the top 10 sites are new entrants, with only TikTok, Google, and Amazon re-entering as repeat offenders. This shift in data collection practices reflects the evolving nature of consumer trends, encompassing AI and social media. Companies like Walmart, eBay, and Airbnb have dropped out of the charts, indicating broader changes in how consumers shop. In the future, Decodo predicts that AI agents could potentially replace human involvement in these scraping activities, making decisions based on the gathered information rather than just reading the answers.",
  "summary": "ChatGPT and Perplexity are now being scraped as businesses attempt to monitor brand mentions and citations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}