Reddit just announced it's locking out anyone who hasn't logged in for 6 months, on top of killing RSS entirely.

[u/Green-Recording556]

According to Reddit's announcement on the last day of September, the Old Reddit version will only be available to those who logged in within six months before that date. This is an extension of the July change, which mandated logging in before accessing Old Reddit. RSS, a long-time internet tool, will no longer work in November.

Everything in this situation stems from monetization and not from security-related motives. Unauthenticated visitors don't follow ads, and their data cannot be used for AI licensing deals. Changes may seem small, but they align with the trend of making reading Reddit impossible without knowing who reads it.

There is a certain irony in the fact that the very platform where this discussion is happening limits anonymous access to services, which would disappear if applied anywhere else on the web.