The new IAB Tech Lab framework, unveiled this morning, recommends publishers utilize the tag to authorize AI systems and bots to access their content.

The IAB Tech Lab’s new protocol aims to create payment rails for AI systems using publisher content, potentially reshaping how information is valued online. The post IAB proposes new payment rules for ...

The specification will remain open for public comment until April 9, 2026, allowing the industry to provide feedback and support wider adoption. IAB is the global digital advertising technical ...

The CoMP specification reflects significant collaboration from the CoMP Working Group and is intended to evolve through industry feedback during the public comment period. Input from publishers, ...

The CoMP establishes a standardized approach for AI systems and content owners to enable commercial agreements and establish better frameworks for how AIs use content ...

The framework for content owners announced Tuesday tells AI systems and bots whether they have permission to crawl a publisher's site. It is done through machine-readable tags.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standard-setting body, today announced the release of its Agentic Roadmap, outlining how the industry can ...

In the weeks leading up to the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting, there was an uproar on LinkedIn about the agenda. Publishers (and sell side tech vendors, too) were openly frustrated. There was too much ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, today announced two major advancements in its ...

The IAB Tech Lab is having its Howard Beale moment with the web browsers. “We’re mad as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore,” said IAB Tech Lab CEO Tony Katsur. Through excessive limitations ...

Strict adherence to MRC (Media Rating Council) standards, eliminating data discrepancies in third-party measurement tools (IAB Tech Lab verified data), ensuring authentic verification of critical ...

NEW YORK—-IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standards-setting body, has announced two major developments in a work on privacy-focused standards ...