Meta’s AI bots drain publisher pockets with 9 billion Q2 2026 requests at host expense while returning ZERO traffic — as ChatGPT claims 88% of AI referrals
While ChatGPT remains the leader in AI traffic referrals, Meta AI bot activity has grown considerably, and now dominates.
<ul><li>DataDome analysis claims agentic traffic has surged by 45% in Q2 2026</li><li>Meta AI bots have grown over 163% on the previous quarter</li><li>The analysis was conducted by bot management an… [+3112 chars]