GoKawiilReddit to require login for site access, CEO Steve Huffman confirms
Reddit will end its two-decade practice of allowing anonymous browsing, requiring users to log in to view posts and discussions. CEO Steve Huffman says the change will first be tested in select markets outside the US in the coming months, with no firm timeline for a full rollout. Reddit is also rereleasing an incognito mode for its app.
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Huffman frames the move as curbing unauthorized scraping and improving ad targeting, which could strengthen Reddit's data-licensing business with partners like OpenAI and Google while making the platform less accessible to casual or shared links. The change may reduce Reddit's reach among users unwilling to create accounts, testing how much of its traffic depends on open, logged-out access.
- Reddit will require logins to browse, ending anonymous access to posts
- Rollout starts as a test outside the US, with no US timeline set yet
- Huffman cites curbing scraping and improving ad relevance as motivations
Source: tech.slashdot.org, 2026-10-30
Published there as: “Reddit Will Force Everyone to Log In”
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