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Reddit shows strong growth, but AI in search concerns investors
Reddit reported strong Q2 results with 61% revenue growth and beat expectations, but the stock fell 10% after market open. Management warned that traffic from search engines was volatile, and investors fear that Google's AI summaries are drawing traffic away from the platform and weakening Reddit's position as a data source.
WHY IT MATTERS
The story illustrates how AI systems like search summaries can impact the business model of content platforms, and raises questions about the value of Reddit's data licensing deals with Google and OpenAI when AI search potentially reduces the need to visit sources.
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