The article also mentions the impact of Reddit's API pricing changes, which were initially presented as a way to get AI companies to pay for using Reddit's data. The changes later revealed to have potential implications for third-party app developers. Similarly, X, previously Twitter, has introduced new pricing tiers for its API access, with owner Elon Musk citing data scraping by AI startups as a reason for implementing reading limits.
Key takeaways:
- The Washington Post reported that Reddit might force users to log in to read content if it can't reach deals with AI companies to pay for its data, but Reddit denied this claim.
- More than 535 news organizations have chosen to block their content from being scraped by companies like OpenAI to train products such as ChatGPT.
- Reddit is reportedly in negotiations with AI companies to get them to pay to use its data.
- X, formerly Twitter, has implemented new pricing tiers for accessing its API, with owner Elon Musk blaming data scraping by AI startups as a reason for the reading limits implemented this summer.