No more scraping: Reddit is cracking down on crawlers
Reddit isn’t making it easy to get its data anymore. Blocked: The platform is preventing crawlers from automatically scraping its content by implementing more robust robot.txt files. The reason? Some crawlers ignore robot.txt files, allowing some companies to lift Reddit posts to feed their AI tools—essentially training them on stolen content. If you’re using robot.txt…
Traffic hits new milestones on Reddit
Did Reddit find some magic beans or something? Because it’s growing quicker than Jack’s beanstalk: Traffic is up 39% year over year (YOY) this month, probably thanks to a large helping of Google’s updated SERPs… Compared to other social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest, Reddit is head and shoulders above the rest—especially Facebook….
Could Reddit be a more valuable and trusted channel for shoppers?
If you’ve ever been pondering over a purchase, you may have turned to Reddit to get some more… truthful reviews. The lowdown: Reddit says people are using it to get advice on what to buy as other areas of the internet are filled with AI-generated and paid endorsements. To give you some stats: 66% of…