Reddit Blocks Internet Archive from Indexing Most Content, Citing AI Data Scraping

Aug 12, 2025
The Verge
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Summary

Reddit restricts Internet Archive from indexing its content beyond the homepage, alleging AI firms exploited archived data, escalating tensions over data scraping practices.

Key Points

  • Reddit blocks Internet Archive from indexing most of its content
  • Reddit claims AI companies scraped data from Wayback Machine
  • Internet Archive can only index Reddit's homepage going forward

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