Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
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- Reddit will end support for RSS feeds on November 13, citing large-scale scraping and automated abuse.
- The company recommends moderators shift to the Discord Relay Devvit app for alerts, but no replacement is offered for other RSS use cases.
- Public API access will be phased out by March 2027, impacting researchers, AI assistants, and social listening tools.
- Reddit's 'other revenue' from AI licensing deals grew 24% year-over-year to $43 million, highlighting its incentive to restrict free data access.
- Old Reddit will limit access to logged-in moderators and users active in the last 90 days to combat abusive scraping.
- Developers of third-party apps and bots must register by January 12, 2027, to avoid API access removal.