GoKawiilReddit to End RSS Feed Support and Restrict Old Reddit Access by Nov. 13
Reddit has set a Nov. 13 deadline to discontinue RSS feed support and will route all public API access through its controlled developer platform, Devvit. Access to the Old Reddit interface will be limited to users who have logged into it within the past six months, while moderators can still request RSS access through the developer platform.
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The changes close off open-web pathways that let outside developers and services pull Reddit content without going through Reddit's own ad- and algorithm-driven interface, which Reddit says is necessary to curb large-scale scraping and automated abuse, likely including AI bots training on its data. Critics may see this as Reddit tightening control over its data in a period when content licensing to AI firms has become a valuable revenue stream, though that motive isn't stated by the company.
- RSS feed support ends Nov. 13, cutting off a longstanding open-web access method.
- Old Reddit will only remain accessible to users who've used it in the last six months.
- All public API access shifts to Reddit's sandboxed developer platform, Devvit.
Source: cnet.com — Omar Gallaga, 2026-10-02
Published there as: “Reddit Is Choking Off RSS and Open Web Access to Keep AI Bots Out”
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