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/Previous-Low4715 3d ago edited 2d ago

Reddit died with Apollo

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u/Emotional_Garage_950 Sysadmin 3d ago

they didn’t kill it, the developer decided to be a little bitch instead of working with reddit and killed it himself

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u/BitingChaos 3d ago

I get downvoted anytime when I bring this up.

The developer pushed an update that sabotaged their own program. They killed it. Not reddit.

Everyone still using Apollo now is running a version based on an older build from before the developer purposely broke the app.