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The API changes and these robots.txt were part of the same strategy - preventing third parties from scrapping their data and reducing the AI generated content t
by abdullahkhalids 2y ago
The API changes and these robots.txt were part of the same strategy - preventing third parties from scrapping their data and reducing the AI generated content that makes it into their data. So they can sell that data and make money.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoTheir dataset is already polluted with misinformation campaigns and shilling
- AlexandrB 2y ago> their data Love how it's their data when it might make them money but not their data if they get sued.
- abdullahkhalids 2y agoThat's fair. I agree with you that in some sense it is user data. And that Reddit is operating unethically.