Reddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that pay
Reddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that pay
Sorry, Bing users.
![Reddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that pay](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/9dee4b5f-87ac-49b7-8ed2-ab1be410ddf0.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
You're viewing a single thread.
just begin with site:reddit.com test for ddg and it still works
22 2 ReplyAre they new posts or old ones? They are blocking new ones, not old ones.
25 0 Replynew posts do not work
this post in /r/selfhosted is from 8hr ago: SWEKIT v0.1 - an open source library to build software engineering agents (DEVIN) in a agentic framework agnostic manner!
reddit/redlib: https://redlib.kylrth.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1eb86lf/swekit_v01_an_open_source_library_to_build/
doesn’t appear in DDG results: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Areddit.com+SWEKIT+v0.1+-+an+open+source+library+to+build+software+engineering+agents+(DEVIN)+in+a+agentic+framework+agnostic+manner!&t=ffit
17 0 ReplyI tested and it got lots of reddit queries from even 2 years ago afaik.
1 14 ReplyThey are blocking new ones, not old ones.
32 0 ReplyI even have diverse reddit queries from last week and even 2 years ago. this workaround is still ok tbh
1 16 ReplyNew means from yesterday, not from last week
14 0 Reply
Based on my testing if you filter results by the last week or last day you get nothing. Past month works.
7 0 ReplyFor old posts. I can't find new posts on DDG. I find them on Google but not on DDG.
3 0 ReplyI tried brave search begin with site:reddit.com test and it still works
1 6 Reply