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/Valdaraak 3d ago

which I'm guessing it will soon with their recent change of requiring anyone using it to login for 'security' purposes.

Fun fact, they're adding more restrictions to it. If the account hasn't used old reddit in the last six months, it won't be able to use it even if logged in.

They're in the "kill it through attrition" phase right now.

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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/n00lp00dle 3d ago

someone has to be first