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The imposition of a 25% tariff on newsprint from Canada threatens the survival of hundreds of newspapers in the U.S., particularly small local papers. This tariff could force many to close, as they struggle with rising costs and dwindling revenues. Publishers are already cutting page counts to cope, but the long-term effects could devastate local journalism.
In addition to tariffs, the rise of AI search engines and chatbots is further jeopardizing the newspaper industry. A report from TollBit reveals that AI platforms are not only scraping news content but also significantly reducing web traffic to publishers' sites. This dual challenge of tariffs and AI disruption could lead to a severe decline in the quality and availability of news.
• AI search engines reduce click-through rates for publishers by 91%.
• TollBit reports a 6,768% increase in AI bot scraping of websites.
AI search engines are platforms that utilize artificial intelligence to deliver search results, impacting traffic to news sites.
Chatbots are AI-driven tools that interact with users, often scraping content from news sites without directing traffic back.
Content scraping refers to the automated extraction of information from websites, which is increasingly done by AI bots.
TollBit is a content-licensing startup that aims to create a marketplace for publishers to negotiate fair compensation for their content used by AI platforms.
OpenAI is the organization behind ChatGPT, which has been implicated in the rise of content scraping that undermines publishers' revenue.
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