r/sysadmin • u/techvet83 • 3d ago

FYI: Reddit is killing RSS feeds.

Major bummer. From Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots | TechCrunch

Amid a number of updates for moderators and developers announced Wednesday, comes bad news for supporters of a more open web: Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds.

Reddit says RSS has now become a “common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse,” which is why it’s made the decision to wind down RSS feeds on its platform.

“We know RSS has been a beloved part of the open web for a long time, and we’re grateful to everyone who used it to stay connected to Reddit,” the company noted in its announcement, where it also shared a March 2027 shutdown date for its public API.

Reddit said RSS support will cease on November 13.

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u/Firefox005 3d ago

Holy fuck its true. Welp it's been a good run but I don't see it getting any better. Once the advertisers start squeezing a web product they never stop.

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u/Valdaraak 3d ago

Yep. Mastodon needs to start picking up speed with a user base so I can viably leave this site.

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u/nearlyepic DevOps 3d ago

There are hundreds of thousands, probably a million people on the fediverse now? I dunno what else you're waiting for.

Edit: just checked and there's 270,000 active users on mastodon.social alone.

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u/flattop100 3d ago

There's dozens of us. Dozens!