Google Gains Exclusive Access to Recent Reddit Posts in Search Results

Reddit's updated robots.txt blocks other search engines due to AI training concerns, leaving Google as the sole provider of fresh Reddit content.

Overview

Reddit's robots.txt file now prevents all bots from scraping its content, except Google.
Other search engines like Bing and DuckDuckGo cannot display recent Reddit posts.
Reddit's policy change aims to control AI training use of its data.
Google's exclusive access raises concerns about increasing search engine monopolization.
Reddit is open to partnerships but requires enforceable promises on content use.