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Amazon Reportedly Plans a Database of Products Sold Across the Web
If the plan goes ahead, shoppers could research products on Amazon rather than on Reddit or Google, including goods Amazon does not sell.
If the plan goes ahead, shoppers could research products on Amazon rather than on Reddit or Google, including goods Amazon does not sell.
The feature, now open to all U.S. users, puts product sentiment from Reddit threads in front of shoppers ahead of the holiday season.
The company is betting that ads on search pages and a shift to logged-in users can offset traffic lost to Google's AI answers.
The change puts Reddit's future user numbers at risk, and its test markets will show how many visitors stay once they must sign in.
The move follows a steep drop in search referrals and aims to protect Reddit's data and lift ad targeting, but investors sold shares after a weaker forecast.
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