DataDome, a firm specializing in cyberfraud protection, has announced a partnership with TollBit, a platform that facilitates compliant compensation for content accessed by AI agents, aiming to enhance digital asset protection and unlock new value from AI bot traffic.The collaboration between DataDome and TollBit seeks to provide businesses with increased visibility and control over AI agents and large language model (LLM)-driven traffic. This partnership addresses a significant shift in digital interactions, where AI agents can mimic human behavior at scale, blurring the lines between user and machine and necessitating new approaches to fraud detection and monetization.According to DataDome, AI traffic across its customer base has tripled in six months, rising from 2.6% to 8.2% of all verified bot traffic. In June 2025 alone, DataDome detected approximately 1.2 billion requests from OpenAI crawlers. Concurrently, TollBit has observed a twenty-fold increase in AI bots blocked and redirected to its Bot Paywall across its network of over 2,200 sites this year. These surges highlight an urgent need for businesses to adapt their strategies for managing automated traffic.While DataDome’s AI-powered detection system focuses on blocking malicious scrapers and threats in real time, TollBit complements this by assisting businesses in identifying compliant AI bots and monetizing their access to content. Through a single integration, the combined offering provides customers with unified visibility into all scraping activity, granular control over access, and integrated monetization tools such as AI agent paywalls, customizable pricing, and automated authorization. This unified approach aims to deliver stronger protection, greater control, and new revenue opportunities from AI agents operating within established rules.Aurelie Guerrieri, Chief Marketing & Alliances Officer at DataDome, stated, “Agentic AI is forcing every business to rethink how they handle traffic, revenue, and risk. It’s no longer enough to just block bots; you need to identify intent, control access in real time, and monetize it when it makes sense. That’s why our partnership with TollBit is so powerful. Together, we’re giving businesses the tools to protect their assets and turn AI agent traffic into a new revenue stream.”Toshit Panigrahi, CEO and Co-founder of TollBit, commented on the collaboration, saying, “Our partnership with DataDome is another step in creating an ecosystem-wide solution for publishers and creators. By collaborating with world-class partners and maintaining a tech-agnostic approach, we’re uniquely able to integrate with the platforms our network already trusts. We’re excited that DataDome customers will now have the option to seamlessly monetize their AI visitors via TollBit.”DataDome plans to showcase these innovations at Black Hat USA 2025, held from August 6-7, at Booth #5430. The company will also host a speaking session on Wednesday, August 6, from 10:15-10:35 a.m. in Business Hall Theatre E, where its VP of Solutions & Services will discuss navigating the rise of agentic AI through intent-based defense to uncover malicious automation.DataDome specializes in stopping cyberfraud and bots across websites, applications, and APIs. Recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ for Bot Management and one of G2’s Best Security Products of 2024, its AI engine focuses on identifying the intent behind digital interactions. TollBit provides a platform for a value exchange between AI companies and websites, enabling sites to monitor bot traffic and monetize their data and content while offering AI agents a direct payment method for access.