Monday, 17 November, 2025
Stereogum Fights AI Scrapers with Subscription Relaunch
Stereogum founder Scott Lapatine relaunched the independent music site with a greater focus on paid membership after Google's shift to AI search cut ad revenue by 70%. Lapatine stated that while they refuse to use generative AI, their human-made content is being scraped by LLMs, creating a "media traffic apocalypse." The subscription drive aims to ensure the future of independent, human-written music journalism.
Read full story at The Verge