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Reddit blames Google AI for over 1M weekly search traffic drop

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Reddit is experiencing a significant drop in search traffic, losing over a million weekly referrals in October, which it attributes to Google's AI features. The platform is exploring a logged-in-only access model outside the US to combat this. Reddit's COO expressed skepticism about the value of visibility within AI-generated answers, noting it doesn't align with their advertiser agreements. AI

IMPACT Potential shift in content platform strategies as AI-driven search impacts traditional referral traffic.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a product-level impact (traffic drop) on a platform due to competitor's product features, not a core AI release or research.

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Reddit blames Google AI for over 1M weekly search traffic drop

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Reddit says Google AI features are costing it search traffic: referrals fell by more than 1 million a week in October, with logged-out users hit hardest. The pl

    Reddit says Google AI features are costing it search traffic: referrals fell by more than 1 million a week in October, with logged-out users hit hardest. The platform is now testing logged-in-only access outside the US, and COO Jen Wong says Reddit is sceptical of GEO, with buyin…

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