Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal

Emanuel Maiberg writing for 404 Media (Apple News):

The news shows how Google’s near monopoly on search is now actively hindering other companies’ ability to compete at a time when Google is facing increasing criticism over the quality of its search results. And while neither Reddit or Google responded to a request for comment, it appears that the exclusion of other search engines is the result of a multi-million dollar deal that gives Google the right to scrape Reddit for data to train its AI products.

These two companies are just squeezing every ounce of value out of the net while they can, and they don’t care how much damage it does along the way.