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Alphabet and Reddit shares fall as AI search monetization strains
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A report on October 30 showed shares of Google parent Alphabet and Reddit falling the same day, by 12.6% and 15% respectively. The report ties the drop to the difficulty of monetizing AI search and the effect on the open web. Google acknowledged that AI Mode monetizes worse than traditional search. Reddit faces lower search traffic and is pushing users to log in as a result.
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Oct 30
- AI HOT · IndustryPickGoogle and Reddit shares fall on the same day as AI search monetization struggles hit the open web
Alphabet fell 12.6% and Reddit dropped 15%. Google acknowledged that AI Mode monetizes worse than traditional search, while Reddit is pushing users to log in as search referral traffic declines.
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