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Reddit says Google AI search is cutting its referral traffic
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The Decoder reported on October 31 that Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said Reddit lost more than 1 million weekly referral visits from Google search in October, attributing the drop to Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode. Huffman also warned sites across the web that Google AI Mode will not send them traffic. The report gives Reddit management's account of the size and cause of the loss and does not disclose a more detailed methodology.
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Oct 31
- The DecoderGoogle's AI Mode doesn't drive traffic "for anybody," Reddit CEO Huffman warns the entire web
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman 披露，10 月 Reddit 每周损失超过 100 万次 Google 搜索导流，并将其归因于 AI Overviews 和 AI Mode。
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