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The Athletic invests in live blogs, video to insulate sports coverage from AI scraping

DigidayFebruary 9, 2026Sara GuaglioneRead original

Last updated Feb 9, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Feb 28, 2026

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As the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics collide, The Athletic is leaning into live blogs and video to keeps fans locked in, and AI bots at bay.