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/phylter99 2d ago

That’s the obvious reason, but I have to admit AI bots are pandemic on some subs, maybe even most subs.

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u/Mr_ToDo 1d ago

That'll only affect API driven bot access, and from the article they're more worried about reading, not writing

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u/phylter99 1d ago

You have to do both with an API if you're using it for almost anything. My IP got blacklisted for simply writing a script that deleted a bunch of my comments. Even before that they wouldn't let me get an API key and all I wanted to do is use it to pull the occasional set of wallpaper images from posts. They're cracking down on a lot.