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Story summary
- On January 22, 2026, eBay announced an update to its User Agreement banning third-party 'buy for me' agents and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, effective February 20, 2026.
- The change targets the rise of 'agentic commerce,' and follows a rule that prohibited automated data gathering but did not address AI agents.
- OpenAI introduced shopping features in ChatGPT in April 2025, illustrating the broader growth of AI-enabled shopping that spurred the update.
