Reddit says Google's AI Mode has cut its search referrals by over a million weekly
AIReddit CEO Steve Huffman says Reddit lost more than one million Google search referrals per week in October, blaming AI Overviews and AI Mode. He said AI Mode does not drive traffic to Reddit or to anyone else he knows of.
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The report links Google's AI Mode to a measured drop in Reddit's search referrals, showing how AI search changes traffic for web publishers that rely on Google.
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The Decoder · Matthias Bastian · the-decoder.comPublished · added here
Original title: Google's AI Mode doesn't drive traffic "for anybody," Reddit CEO Huffman warns the entire web