Reddit Unveils Public Content Policy as License Deals Expand (1)

Reddit Inc. released new policies governing data posted on its social network, including a ban on sending advertisements to users without consent, as it seeks to increase revenue through licensing agreements with artificial intelligence developers and other companies.

The site’s content policy prevents data licensees from using Reddit posts or comments that have been deleted, making that content available to law enforcement agencies or using posts in a way that violates intellectual property rights, among other restrictions.

WATCH: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman discusses new policies governing data posted on the social network, including a ban on sending advertisements to users without consent.

Source: Bloomberg

Chief Legal Officer Ben Lee said it was important to set out the guidelines, in part, because there was a perception that ...