Perplexity blocks Time’s ads served to AI agents, calling them ‘deceptive’
Perplexity has blocked Time’s markdown agent ads from influencing its AI system.
Record details
Published: 11 August 2026
Source: Digiday (AI/media)
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 11 August 2026
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ethics.ai (11 August 2026), “Perplexity blocks Time’s ads served to AI agents, calling them ‘deceptive’,” evidence record 18168, https://ethics.ai/record/18168 (originally published by Digiday (AI/media)).
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