If you're interested... yes, I did go down this rabbit hole, and yes, it's probably Claude, or another AI agent.
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/google-redirects-url-ust/
And that means that there looks to be a relatively foolproof method to block (or otherwise filter) messages sent via AI agents, if you're handy with a sieve script. Which I am not. But I am now motivated to learn.
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2026-10-15 11:28:28 UTC
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