Reddit is OpenAI's moat
cyberdemon.org
Interesting theory for what might have been another motivation behind the API changes. After all, Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) is a member of the Reddit board. What do you think?
edit: this is not my article by the way
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It's not their data. If you scrape Reddit for the comments are reposted them somewhere else Reddit wouldn't be able to come after you with a copyright violation lawsuit.
Any potential copyright is still owned by the original user with Reddit having a license to sublicense for "syndication, broadcast, distribution, or publication by other companies, organizations, or individuals who partner with Reddit."
They would have to come after you with a ToS contract violation or maybe some kind of Computer Fraud and Misuse allegations.
I completely agree it isn't their data. They still want money for data that isn't theirs.
Sorry if I seemed argumentative. I was trying to state that it wasn't just your opinion that they don't own user data but it is a fact they don't own user data.