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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the company lost over one million Google search referrals per week in October and blamed Google's AI…

…Overviews and AI Mode for driving zero traffic to external sites. Reddit's stock dropped more than 25 percent despite strong earnings, and the company is testing login barriers as it tries to become a direct destination.

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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the company lost over one million Google search referrals per week in October and blamed Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode for driving zero traffic to external sites. Reddit's stock dropped more than 25 percent despite strong earnings, and the company is testing login barriers as it tries to become a direct destination.