We need a new Internet which can't be accessed by bots or where bots can't interact.

Quite difficult given that humans can't interact with the internet "directly", but only mediated through software.

A crazy thought I had is that agents without a link to human identity might need to be treated as illegal. That human identity would be blamed the for the agent's actions.

This raises a rats nest of issues, but will we be able to avoid this necessity?

This is an interesting problem to solve.

I wonder if it is possible at all to have anonymity without admitting bots.

And how would you do that without dystopian verification checks?

The reasons why Youtube and Discord are so gung ho on age verification might be because these companies that sell ads and data have a monetary incentive for distinguishing humans from bots for their investors and shareholders.

If I were to chose I'd rather have a bot infested internet than a mass surveillance dystopia.

Set up a book club, meet in the park, or a coffee shop.