Reddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that pay

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Google is the only mainstream search engine that shows recent results when you search for posts on Reddit. This leaves out Bing, DuckDuckGo, and other alternatives. Google has struck a $60 million deal that lets the company train its AI models on content from Reddit.

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getthatmoneyyo

I really hope this is the start of their downfall. It's clear that their leadership is actively hostile to consumers

justadevOP

Nothing but greed. Shows you just what assholes they've been this whole time.

getthatmoneyyo

Still amazing that they have struggled to be profitable in any way

justadevOP

Not a shock when you can see they've probably only cared about enriching themselves and not actually building something sustainable.

Reddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that pay

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