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Reddit moves to logged-in only as AI eats search traffic

Reddit's U.S. daily users dropped about two point five million in one quarter, and the company will now ask visitors to sign in; the lock is the plan.

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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentReddit says search referrals fell by more than one million visits a week, on average, in October, so the site is moving to a logged-in experience.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the front door is getting a lock. Why now?

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