‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google
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Reddit is apparently seeking to strike deals with big AI companies.

‘Nothing is changing’ — Reddit is denying a report from The Washington Post that it might force users to log in to see content if it can’t reach deals with AI companies::Reddit initially denied a report from The Washington Post that it might force users to log in to see content. However, the Post says it may still block search crawlers, and Reddit didn’t deny to The Verge that it may do so.

    • salton@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      This will actually make search more viable in the long run because at the moment too much of the solutions for small technical problems are on reddit. The main driver from new users will be gone.