moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoReddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that paywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1385arrow-down15 cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.net
arrow-up1380arrow-down1external-linkReddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that paywww.theverge.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square71fedilink cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.net
minus-squaremoe90@feddit.nlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·4 months agojust begin with site:reddit.com test for ddg and it still works
minus-squareKevonLooney@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up25·4 months agoAre they new posts or old ones? They are blocking new ones, not old ones.
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 months agonew 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
minus-squaremoe90@feddit.nlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down15·4 months agoI tested and it got lots of reddit queries from even 2 years ago afaik.
minus-squareKevonLooney@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up33·4 months ago They are blocking new ones, not old ones.
minus-squaremoe90@feddit.nlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down17·4 months agoI even have diverse reddit queries from last week and even 2 years ago. this workaround is still ok tbh
minus-squareReversalHatchery@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 months agoNew means from yesterday, not from last week
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoBased on my testing if you filter results by the last week or last day you get nothing. Past month works.
minus-squareMereo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoFor old posts. I can’t find new posts on DDG. I find them on Google but not on DDG.
minus-squaremoe90@feddit.nlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·4 months agoI tried brave search begin with site:reddit.com test and it still works
just begin with site:reddit.com test for ddg and it still works
Are they new posts or old ones? They are blocking new ones, not old ones.
new 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
I tested and it got lots of reddit queries from even 2 years ago afaik.
I even have diverse reddit queries from last week and even 2 years ago. this workaround is still ok tbh
New means from yesterday, not from last week
Based on my testing if you filter results by the last week or last day you get nothing. Past month works.
For old posts. I can’t find new posts on DDG. I find them on Google but not on DDG.
I tried brave search begin with site:reddit.com test and it still works