Reddit Demands AI Companies Pay for Data Access

CEO Steve Huffman criticizes firms like Microsoft for using Reddit content without compensation, leading to blocked web crawlers.

Reddit has updated its robots.txt file to block web crawlers from companies that do not pay for data access.
Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity have been singled out for using Reddit data without permission.
Google and OpenAI have struck deals with Reddit, paying significant sums for access to its data.
Reddit's actions have resulted in its content being absent from search engines like Bing and DuckDuckGo.
The debate highlights broader issues of data use and compensation in the age of AI.