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00:02Reddit is considering restricting Google's access to its content for AI use as publishers
00:07question the value of feeding material to search platforms that are sending fewer visitors to
00:12their websites, according to the Wall Street Journal. Reddit is weighing whether to renew
00:16its expiring $60 million annual AI licensing deal with Google as AI-generated answers reduce
00:22traffic to outside websites. USA Today, Politico, Reuters, The Economist, and People Inc.
00:30are also evaluating their relationships with Google as AI-generated search summaries reduce
00:34clicks. USA Today said U.S. organic Google traffic to its national publication fell nearly 50%
00:41between June 2025 and June 2026. Google said its AI features send billions of weekly clicks
00:48to websites and provide publishers with controls over how their content is used.
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