Reddit’s taking more steps to restrict third party access to its content, as it works to maximize the value of its data, and bring in more revenue for the business.
Today, Reddit has announced a new “Public Content Policy”, which outlines how third parties can access and utilize Reddit data, and what’s not allowed without a commercial license with the app.
As explained by Reddit:
“At Reddit, we believe in the open internet. We also believe that privacy is a right […] Unfortunately, we see more and more commercial entities using unauthorized access or misusing authorized access to collect public data in bulk, including Reddit public content. Worse, these entities perceive they have no limitation on their usage of that data, and they do so with no regard for user rights or privacy, ignoring reasonable legal, safety, and user removal requests. While we will continue our efforts to block known bad actors, we need to do…
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