Reddit shares drop as site considers not renewing Google AI content deal

Reddit shares fell after the Wall Street Journal reported the platform may not renew its content-licensing deal with Google, which allows the search giant to use Reddit posts to train AI models. Reddit argues that Google's AI-generated summaries have reduced traffic flowing from search results to its pages, undermining the value of the arrangement. The deal had been a significant source of additional revenue for Reddit.

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