Comment on Reddit will block the Internet Archive
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoThey aren’t doing that. They are protecting content from being scraped for free. Reddit is perfectly happy to charge for AI access to user-generated content.
Comment on Reddit will block the Internet Archive
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoThey aren’t doing that. They are protecting content from being scraped for free. Reddit is perfectly happy to charge for AI access to user-generated content.
ebolapie@lemmy.world 1 week ago
No, that’s not what’s happening. They’re preventing scrapers from accessing the content at no charge. They’re totally willing to make deals for access to their content in exchange for money.
GunValkyrie@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Almost, but they are really making it so they can charge ai companies for user data and not allow scrappers to get the data for free.