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Anthropic's Claude AI now requires explicit user permission for website access

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Users of Anthropic's Claude AI have recently encountered a new feature requiring explicit permission to access individual web pages. This change necessitates user intervention for each site or page Claude needs to interact with, a departure from previous browsing capabilities. The reason for this shift in user experience and its potential to be disabled are subjects of user inquiry. AI

IMPACT This change in Claude's web access protocol may affect user workflows and the AI's ability to autonomously gather information.

RANK_REASON User-facing product change in an AI assistant.

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Anthropic's Claude AI now requires explicit user permission for website access

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Jonlang_ ·

    Why has Claude stated asking for my permission to access websites?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Recently Claude has “needed input” in the form of me giving it permission to access websites, and not just a website in general, but for every individual page on that site. So now, I can’t let Claude do its thing while I do something else, I have…

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