Reddit Enforces Stricter Controls on AI Data Scraping

New updates to robots.txt will block unauthorized bots and require agreements for AI training access.

Reddit will update its Robots Exclusion Protocol to prevent unauthorized data scraping by AI companies.
The platform will continue to rate-limit and block unknown bots that violate its policies.
Researchers and organizations like the Internet Archive will still have access for non-commercial use.
AI companies must secure agreements with Reddit to use its data for training models.
The changes follow reports of AI firms bypassing web standards to scrape content without permission.