Digiday·2026-04-09

Media Briefing: Another AI threat emerges for publishers: the third-party scraper

This week’s Media Briefing will dig into the growing alarm among publishers, as execs warn behind closed doors that third-party web scrapers are quietly fueling an AI marketplace they’re largely shut out of. The AI licensing black market TikTok’s head of publisher operations exits Tech billionaires are buying media, AP and Lee Enterprises clash over licensing contract, and more The AI licensing bl

This week’s Media Briefing will dig into the growing alarm among publishers, as execs warn behind closed doors that third-party web scrapers are quietly fueling an AI marketplace they’re largely shut out of. The AI licensing black market TikTok’s head of publisher operations exits Tech billionaires are buying media, AP and Lee Enterprises clash over licensing contract, and more The AI licensing bl