• Holyginz@lemmy.world
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    That search is the only reason a lot of people end up on reddit. This won’t end well for reddit.

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      That’s Steve emulating Elon again though, he’s trying to wreck other people’s toys because they’re brats.

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      I have a feeling this is why they’ll 180 the decision if they tried. Probably wouldn’t even last a month. And that’s being generous.

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        It’s a catch 22.

        Want search engines to see your data to serve it to users looking for your content? Needs to be open.

        Want to stop businesses from “profiting” from viewing your data? gotta block all access.

        You literally can’t have it both ways. This is a binary choice. People are going to “steal” the data anyway, not that reddit should own ANYTHING posted by users, ever.

        What if every news site blocked reddit referrals unless reddit paid $1 per click or someshit? It’s the same thing. Reddit is an advertising company, nothing more. They need the clicks.

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          Companies need to understand what I was told as a kid. Whatever you post on the public internet, is there for anyone to find and use. Trying to fight scraping means preventing your users from accessing the website as well