General_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoReddit will block the Internet Archivewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1791arrow-down17
arrow-up1784arrow-down1external-linkReddit will block the Internet Archivewww.theverge.comGeneral_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squareebolapie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours 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-up2·15 hours 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.