Reddit Is Not The Good Guy...
Source: YouTube · SomeOrdinaryGamers · published Oct 25, 2025 · 22:33
Reddit is accusing several AI companies of scraping its user-generated content without permission, exposing a major data exploitation scandal 2:00-2:49. The lawsuit targets SER API, Oxyabs, AWM Proxy, and Perplexity AI for circumventing Reddit's anti-scraping measures and accessing data via Google’s search results 3:12-3:45. A key allegation is that Perplexity scraped a test post accessible only through Google search—proof it bypassed Reddit’s protections—demonstrating direct data access 10:00-10:59. Reddit claims these companies are stealing copyrighted content to train AI models, likening their actions to bank robbers targeting an armored truck 7:19-7:32. Perplexity responds by stating it does not train models on Reddit content, only summarizes public discussions and cites sources—similar to how users share links on Reddit 13:14-14:08. The video concludes that both companies are morally posturing, but Reddit’s profit-driven stance and lack of user care make it the more exploitative player, while Perplexity at least transparently defends its practices 15:21-16:05.
Sources:
- 2:00-2:49 Reddit licenses user content to Google for $60M, raising privacy concerns.
- 3:12-3:45 Companies allegedly scrape Reddit data via Google search results, evading anti-scraping tools.
- 10:00-10:59 Reddit’s test post was scraped by Perplexity, proving unauthorized data access.
- 7:19-7:32 The bank robbery analogy illustrates how companies
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Hello guys and gals. Me Mudahar. And what if I told you Reddit actually did something good? [laughter] What if I told you Reddit just exposed a pretty big grift? A pretty big scam, if you will. Now look, I know that I've been talking a fair bit about that whole AI stuff. But ladies and gentlemen, let let's start small here, okay? How do you get one of these chat bots? How do you get one of these LLMs to think the way that they do? Okay, how do you get them to understand the world? Well, you feed them data. Now, for instance, you can feed them all kinds of data. Okay, you can grab the 4chan extensive poll database with hundreds of thousands of rows. Now, this database, as you can imagine, is pretty naughty. It's got some pretty bad things going on, okay? It's got some pretty dirty language …