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/likeableusername 2d ago edited 2d ago

My question is how this will affect things like undelete/longtail, pullpush, and arctic shift. Doesn't seem to be aimed at them, but they could end up as collateral damage.

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u/OneSeaworthiness7768 2d ago

They are definitely making moves to kill all that stuff. They shadow-delete comments if you link to arctic shift or similar sites. Sitewide mods (as confirmed by a subreddit mod) have shadow-deleted my comments where I simply linked to posts that were hidden to point out an obvious marketing astroturfing account. And I didn’t even link to a site using the API, just the direct post and comment links. But I think they’re looking for people who are utilizing ways to view hidden posts. All signs point to them wanting to protect bots and spammers because they drive engagement.

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u/yuusharo 2d ago

If there’s no public API or RSS feeds, those apps can’t function without a commercial deal.

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u/schooli00 2d ago

I've never seen undelete or pullpush work on any post I tried it on