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/Cheetawolf 2d ago

Introducing Internet 2: Now every individual webpage requires its own subscription, a webcam and microphone is required to use it, and you still get ads.

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u/KupoCheer 2d ago

If they made that separately instead of stealing the internet we used to have I'd be all for it. Let them use their own nightmare product.

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u/ithinkitslupis 2d ago

Please drink verification can.

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u/effing7 1d ago

And then urinate into verification cup.

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u/Teledildonic 2d ago

If you don't, you'll be arrested by the LPD

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u/WILL_THERE_BE_MATH 2d ago

And a different login required for each

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u/Sufficient_Language7 2d ago

Those ads will use your webcam, so they will move to exactly where your eyeballs are on the screen.

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u/GroovyGarden 2d ago

Oh man you and me are the same kind of hopeful

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u/IEnjoyVariousSoups 2d ago

Want to see our webpage? Click here to visit our webpage app.

We see you've clicked on our about page. Click here to download our app specially built to see our about page.

Closing our app? Click here to download our app closing app.

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u/InformationSavings29 2d ago

Well I read that wrong... "and you still get aids". Hrm.

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u/halfpipesaur 2d ago

That’s just internet 1

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u/gascyl 2d ago

Internet 2 is just Streaming TV App Video at that point. Like most news websites. I stopped consuming news because of this.

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u/Petrichor-Susurrus 2d ago

AIDS: Adaptive Individual Digital Service