return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoReddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI botstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square322linkfedilinkarrow-up1944arrow-down115
arrow-up1929arrow-down1external-linkReddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI botstechcrunch.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square322linkfedilink
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 month agoIt’s both. The LLM scrapers are now relentless. They are also closing the door so they can sell the data to Google.
minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI thought google didn’t want renew the contract since they already scraped everything useful? That’s why reddit is panicking
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoAh I didn’t realize that had ended. Welp I’m sure there will be others trying to get into the game but none likely as lucrative.
It’s both. The LLM scrapers are now relentless. They are also closing the door so they can sell the data to Google.
I thought google didn’t want renew the contract since they already scraped everything useful? That’s why reddit is panicking
Ah I didn’t realize that had ended.
Welp I’m sure there will be others trying to get into the game but none likely as lucrative.