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A nice example is the recent reddit-google deal which gives google' crawler exclusive access to reddit's data. This just serves to give google a competitive adv
by GreenWatermelon 2y ago
A nice example is the recent reddit-google deal which gives google' crawler exclusive access to reddit's data. This just serves to give google a competitive advantage over other search engine.
- not2b 2y agoWell yes, the Reddit-Google deal might be found to violate antitrust. Probably will, because it is so blatantly anticompetitive. But if a publication decides to give special access to search engines so they can enforce their paywall but still be findable by search, I don't think the regulators would worry about that, provided that there's a way for competing search engines to get the same access.
- arrosenberg 2y agoWhich is it? Regulators shouldn’t worry, or we need regulations to ensure equal access to the market?
- immibis 2y agoregulators wouldn't worry if all search engines had equal access, even if you didn't because you're not a search engine
- arrosenberg 2y agoAnd if I had wheels, I would be a car. Theres no equal access without regulation.
- sroussey 2y agoNope. That deal was for AI not search.
- darkwater 2y agoAntitrust kicks in exactly in cases like this: using your moat in one market (search) to win another market (AI)
- dns_snek 2y agoThis is false, the deal cuts all other search engines off from accessing Reddit. Go to Bing and search for "news site:reddit.com" and filter results by date from the past week - 0 results. https://www.404media.co/google-is-the-only-search-engine-that-works-on-reddit-now-thanks-to-ai-deal/ https://www.404media.co/google-is-the-only-search-engine-tha...
- wahnfrieden 2y agoWhat do you think search is