Reddit moves to make login the default experience to curb AI data scraping
10/30/2026 — 10/30, 05:18·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- Reddit said in its Q3 earnings report it is shifting to a login-based experience to stop AI data scraping and support licensing deals with m…
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Reddit announced in its Q3 earnings that it is transitioning to a primarily logged-in experience. The company said the move is designed to protect its data from AI scraping and to allow it to pursue licensing deals with model makers. In the same earnings release, Reddit reported 130.3 million daily active users globally, flat on a quarter-over-quarter basis, while US daily actives slipped from 53.2 million to 50.7 million, down 2% year over year.
Axios reported on the same day that Reddit said on Thursday it is moving to become a primarily logged-in experience in response to AI scraping, and that it will begin testing the change in select markets outside the US this quarter. The outlet described it as one of the most significant shifts in the company's 21-year history.
Reddit has long drawn millions of users through Google, with many people appending the word Reddit to their search queries in hopes of getting better answers. As AI-powered search reduces referral traffic, the company says it is rethinking its relationship with the open web. The change has not yet been rolled out in the US; it remains at the testing stage in select non-US markets, with the scope of the test and any timeline for a broader rollout not yet disclosed.
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Latest turnReddit said Thursday it will move toward a primarily logged-in experience to counter AI scraping, starting with tests in select markets outside the US this quarter, Axios reported. The outlet called it one of the most significant shifts in Reddit's 21-year history.
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Reddit said Thursday it will move toward a primarily logged-in experience to counter AI scraping, starting with tests in select markets outside the US this quarter, Axios reported. The outlet called it one of the most significant shifts in Reddit's 21-year history.
TechmemeAI score 52Reddit said in its Q3 earnings that it is moving to a primarily logged-in experience, aiming to shield its data from AI scraping and to strike licensing deals with model providers. Global daily active users were flat at 130.3 million, while U.S. DAU fell from 53.2 million to 50.7 million.
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