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DataDome debuts Priority Protect, a virtual waiting room built for AI shopping agents

DataDome just shipped Priority Protect — a virtual waiting room that treats AI shopping agents as first-class citizens alongside humans.

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As legitimate AI agents become table stakes in e-commerce, infrastructure companies are building new layers to differentiate authorized bots from malicious ones. This is the emerging battleground for retail traffic.

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  1. DataDome launches Priority Protect virtual waiting room product

  2. Designed to classify human shoppers, authorized AI agents, and malicious bots during high-demand sales events

  3. Extends existing bot detection engine into queue management

  4. Positions AI agents as legitimate traffic class in e-commerce flows

  5. Published May 20, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: Bot and agent trust management company DataDome SAS today launched Priority Protect, a virtual waiting room product designed to sort human shoppers, authorized artificial intelligence agents and malicious bots before they reach the front of the queue during high-demand sales events. The product…
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