Steve Huffman Explains Why His Platform Has Started Restricting Content Access For Some, Including Microsoft: 'We Want To Know Where Reddit Data Is Going And What It's Being Used For'
Steve Huffman Explains Why His Platform Has Started Restricting Content Access For Some, Including Microsoft: 'We Want To Know Where Reddit Data Is Going And What It's Being Used For'
Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) CEO Steve Huffman explained restricting access to its content after he previously called on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Anthropic, and Perplexity to pay for continue scrapping the site's data.
Reddit Inc.（紐交所：RDDT）首席執行官史蒂夫·哈芬曼解釋了之前呼籲微軟公司（納斯達克：MSFT）、Anthropic和Perplexity付費繼續抓取該網站數據後限制其內容訪問的做法。
What Happened: On Tuesday, during Reddit's second-quarter earnings call, Huffman responded to a query from Daniel Salmon of New Street Research regarding limitations on content access in some cases, including Microsoft Bing.
發生了什麼：週二，在Reddit第二季度業績會上，哈芬曼回答了新街研究公司丹尼爾·薩爾蒙關於某些情況下內容訪問限制，包括微軟必應的問題。
Huffman stated that Reddit's content is extremely valuable. While the company has traditionally allowed search engines to crawl and index its content, changes in the usage of Reddit's data have necessitated a policy shift.
哈芬曼表示Reddit的內容非常寶貴。儘管該公司傳統上允許搜索引擎爬行和索引其內容，但Reddit數據使用方面的變化使政策上的轉變成爲必要。
"We can no longer assume intent for what Reddit's data is being used for," Huffman said, adding that Reddit has transitioned from being "default open" to "default blocking crawlers."
“我們不能再爲Reddit的數據用途做出假設了，”哈芬曼說，“ Reddit從“默認開啓”轉變爲“默認阻止爬蟲”。
Huffman went on to say that Reddit remains accessible to users and continues to offer its content for free for non-commercial use. However, a public content policy has been implemented that prioritizes user privacy and limits the use of Reddit data for user identification or ad targeting.
哈芬曼接着說，Reddit仍向用戶開放並繼續爲非商業用途提供免費內容。然而，該公司已實施了公共內容政策，優先考慮用戶隱私並限制Reddit數據用於用戶身份識別或廣告定向。
"We want to know where Reddit data is going and what it's being used for," he said, underscoring the company's dedication to data transparency and user privacy.
“我們想知道Reddit數據去了哪裏以及它被用於什麼目的，”他說，強調公司致力於數據透明度和用戶隱私保護。
Subscribe to the Benzinga Tech Trends newsletter to get all the latest tech developments delivered to your inbox.
訂閱Benzinga Tech Trends電子報，獲取最新技術動態。
Why It Matters: This move by Reddit follows Huffman's call for companies like Microsoft to pay for scraping the site's data.
爲什麼有關Reddit的這一舉措？這是繼哈芬曼呼籲像微軟一樣的公司爲從該網站獲取數據而付費之後的動作。
In an interview earlier this month, Huffman expressed concern over the lack of control and knowledge about how Reddit's data is used and displayed without these agreements. He specifically called out Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity for their reluctance to negotiate, describing the process of blocking these companies as "a real pain in the a**," reported The Verge.
在本月早些時候的一次採訪中，哈芬曼對Reddit的數據使用和顯示的缺乏控制和知識表示擔憂，如果沒有這些協議，他特別指責微軟、Anthropic和Perplexity。據The Verge報道，他描述了封鎖這些公司的過程爲“真正的煩惱”。
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Reddit's second-quarter earnings report showed a strong quarter with a 54% year-over-year increase in total revenue and a 51% increase in daily active unique users.
與此同時，Reddit的第二季度收益報告顯示，該季度表現強勁，總營收同比增長54％，日活躍用戶增長51％。
Price Action: On Tuesday, Reddit shares closed at $54.36, marking a 4.31% drop. The decline persisted in after-hours trading, with the stock falling another 4.53%, reaching $51.90, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
股價走勢：週二，Reddit的股價收於54.36美元，下跌了4.31％。據Benzinga Pro的數據顯示，在盤後交易中，股價再下跌了4.53％，至51.90美元。
Image via Shutterstock
圖片來自shutterstock。
Check out more of Benzinga's Consumer Tech coverage by following this link.
請點擊此鏈接查看更多有關Benzinga的消費科技報道。
- Elon Musk Pledges To Probe Restrictions On Automated Posts After National Weather Service's Complaint About Not Being Able To Post Warnings On X
- 納斯達克
Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.
免責聲明：本內容部分使用人工智能工具生成，並經Benzinga編輯審核發佈。