General_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoReddit will block the Internet Archivewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1673arrow-down17
arrow-up1666arrow-down1external-linkReddit will block the Internet Archivewww.theverge.comGeneral_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareebolapie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoNo, that’s not what’s happening. They’re preventing scrapers from accessing the content at no charge. They’re totally willing to make deals for access to their content in exchange for money.
minus-squareGunValkyrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoAlmost, but they are really making it so they can charge ai companies for user data and not allow scrappers to get the data for free.
No, that’s not what’s happening. They’re preventing scrapers from accessing the content at no charge. They’re totally willing to make deals for access to their content in exchange for money.
Almost, but they are really making it so they can charge ai companies for user data and not allow scrappers to get the data for free.