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The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing

Global Published 26 October 2026, 22:30 · archived 26 Oct 2026

The RealReal, a secondhand luxury fashion consignment retailer, said it's updating its bot defense system, effectively making it harder for AI agents to shop on its site. The change comes days after The Verge reported that an AI agent could be used to take advantage of The RealReal's item reserve system. On the retailer's website, […]

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