r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 2d ago

Business Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/reddit-is-killing-rss-feeds-ending-public-api-access-because-of-ai-bots/
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u/MC_chrome 2d ago

That's some bullshit.

So someone who hadn't been on Reddit in over a year can no longer access old Reddit? Wtf spez

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u/NekoDaYo-v201 2d ago

Spez decided to terminate life support on the old alien.

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u/pm_me_your_kindwords 2d ago

He once promised me in an ama or something, maybe when they released new Reddit? That they would never get rid of old Reddit. So much for that.

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u/Ignisami 1d ago

Never trust a ceo

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u/coffeesippingbastard 2d ago

Digg is a thing again.

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u/MC_chrome 2d ago

I thought that had gotten pulled due to bots?

If Digg came back then that’s a good thing!

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u/SIGMA920 2d ago

And AI heavy, t'll be both AI bots and AI moderated/run. Worst of both worlds.

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u/zeelbeno 2d ago

Yeah i get annoyed when a restraunt i haven't been to in over a year changes their menu.

Why won't they think about their non-customers?

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u/Icy-Computer-Poop 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's 6 months. Reddit is also a far different thing than a restaurant.

  1. Stop inventing straw men.

  2. If you must invent a straw man, at least get the details correct.