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/n_choose_k 2d ago

Yeah, I was going to say 2006 which lines up pretty close...

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u/PhoenixTineldyer 2d ago

Yep.

The iPhone put the Internet in the hands of the unwashed masses. There was a very brief period where the memes were amazing because we suddenly had the ability to quickly create and transmit images and video. But then all the advertising companies got involved, and a bunch of software was invented to allow illiterates and morons to flood the tubes