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Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots (techcrunch.com)

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[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's both. The LLM scrapers are now relentless. They are also closing the door so they can sell the data to Google.

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

I thought google didn't want renew the contract since they already scraped everything useful? That's why reddit is panicking

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[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ah I didn't realize that had ended.

Welp I'm sure there will be others trying to get into the game but none likely as lucrative.

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