FTC staff open a non-public inquiry into Reddit's licensing of user posts to train AI models
No outcome disclosed. Reddit's filings name the inquiry up to its 10-Q for the third quarter of 2025; its 10-K for 2025 and its 2026 10-Qs no longer mention it.
Dated 14 Mar 2024Source checked 21 Mar 2024Quote found on its page again 29 Oct 2026Basis: stated
Selling a company's data? This is one of the rules a sale has to meet, and the guide beside the button reads it in plain words.
- No data upload
- About two minutes
- No email needed
In the source's own words
“For example, on March 14, 2024, we received a letter from the FTC advising us that the FTC’s staff is conducting a non-public inquiry focused on our sale, licensing, or sharing of user-generated content with third parties to train AI models.”
Where it was read
Also read from the same source
- Reddit to Undisclosed licensees: AGGREGATE: all data licensing arrangements Reddit entered in January 2024 (buyers not named in the prospectus); overlaps with the Google record.
- Reddit: licensing contract value: number of partners it comes from, as of the 21 Mar 2024 prospectus
- Reddit and third-party apps and other customers above the free rate limits: price range, Reddit Data API access (real-time public discussion)
- Sell access to refreshing data, not a one-off file
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