Reddit, Yahoo, Medium and more are adopting a new licensing standard to get compensated for AI scraping

Reddit, Yahoo, Medium, and other web publishers are adopting the new Really Simple Licensing (RSL) standard to establish payment terms for AI companies scraping their content. The standard adds licensing options to robots.txt files, including various payment models. The RSL Collective, a new nonprofit, will manage these arrangements similar to ASCAP's handling of music royalties. While enforcement is uncertain, supporters believe the collective approach provides legal leverage and technical enforcement through cloud company partnerships. The standard aims to create a sustainable ecosystem for AI companies to pay for quality content they use.