Reddit CEO Steve Huffman blocked Microsoft and others from accessing Reddit data for AI training after they refused to negotiate.

Reddit CEO, Steve Huffman, has criticized Microsoft and other AI companies for using Reddit's data without compensation, and has blocked companies like Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity for refusing to negotiate terms. Reddit has updated its robots.txt file and blocked web crawlers without agreements, meaning only Google can access current Reddit links. This move comes after Reddit signed a $60 million annual licensing deal with Google to use its content for AI training.

July 31, 2024
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