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Which major websites will follow Reddit's lead and restrict search engines by July 24, 2025?
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Twitter restricts search engines • 25%
Facebook restricts search engines • 25%
LinkedIn restricts search engines • 25%
No other major websites follow suit • 25%
Official announcements from the websites or reputable tech news sources
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Reddit Blocks All Search Engines Except Google in $60 Million AI Deal: 404 Media
Jul 24, 2024, 01:22 PM
In the last year, the number of websites specifically restricting OpenAI and other AI scraper bots has significantly increased. Reddit has blocked all search engines from crawling its site, except Google, which is paying Reddit $60 million a year to scrape it for training data. As a result, Google is now the only search engine that can crawl Reddit. This move has been confirmed by Colin Hayhurst, CEO of the search engine Mojeek, who stated, 'They’re [Reddit] killing everything for search but Google.' This development, reported by 404 Media, highlights Google's further monopoly on valuable information.
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Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Bing • 25%
DuckDuckGo • 25%
Mojeek • 25%
Other • 25%
Google adjusts its crawlers • 33%
OpenAI stops using Reddit data • 33%
Both companies issue a joint response • 34%
Google's market share increases • 25%
Google's market share decreases • 25%
Bing's market share increases • 25%
DuckDuckGo's market share increases • 25%
BBC • 25%
CNN • 25%
The Guardian • 25%
Other • 25%
Traffic increases • 33%
Traffic decreases • 33%
Traffic remains stable • 34%
Antitrust lawsuit • 25%
Regulatory fines • 25%
Both • 25%
Neither • 25%