The RealReal strengthens bot defenses to block AI agents from buying luxury items

Secondhand luxury consignment retailer The RealReal updated its bot defense system, making it harder for AI agents to shop on its site. The Verge had shown that Meta's Muse agent could repeatedly re-add items after the 20-minute cart hold expired, effectively blocking them.

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