Reddit to restrict the Internet Archive from indexing it

Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt says the Internet Archive 'provides a service to the open web, but we’ve been made aware of instances where AI companies violate platform policies, including ours, and scrape data from the Wayback Machine'

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt says the Internet Archive 'provides a service to the open web, but we’ve been made aware of instances where AI companies violate platform policies, including ours, and scrape data from the Wayback Machine'

MANILA, Philippines – Reddit will block the nonprofit organization Internet Archive from indexing most of the site after it called out AI companies using the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to scrape content from Reddit.on Monday, August 11, the Wayback Machine will no longer be able to crawl post detail pages, comments, or profiles, and will only be able to index the Reddit.com homepage.

Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt, in a statement, said the Internet Archive “provides a service to the open web, but we’ve been made aware of instances where AI companies violate platform policies, including ours, and scrape data from the Wayback Machine.” Calling the block a bid to protect Reddit users, Rathschmidt said of the Wayback Machine, “Until they’re able to defend their site and comply with platform policies… we’re limiting some of their access to Reddit data to protect redditors.”

The news follows moves to effectively sell access to Reddit’s content, alongside blocking who can archive the data on the site. In April 2023, Reddit announced plans toMark Graham, director of the Wayback Machine, meanwhile told The Verge, “We have a longstanding relationship with Reddit and continue to have ongoing discussions about this matter.”Victor Barreiro Jr. is a multimedia reporter focusing on technology.

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