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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.
Reddit announced it will limit Old Reddit's interface to users who have accessed it within the past six months, building on an earlier requirement that users log in to use the old UI. The company also said it will discontinue RSS feed support on November 13, 2026, citing large-scale scraping and automated abuse, and is pointing moderators toward Devvit apps like Discord Relay as an alternative.
Reddit announced it will soon limit logged-in access to Old.Reddit.com to accounts that have used the interface within the previous six months. Moderators are exempt from this rule and can continue accessing Old Reddit regardless of recent activity, as long as they're logged in. The move builds on a July change requiring login to access Old Reddit at all.
Reddit announced it will shut down RSS feed support on November 13, citing abuse from large-scale scraping. The company also said its public API will be fully discontinued by March 2027, and it is restricting access to Old Reddit for logged-in users who haven't visited in the past 90 days. Developers with approved third-party apps or bots must register them by January 12, 2027 to keep API access.
Reddit announced it will soon restrict the classic desktop site to logged-in accounts that have used Old Reddit within the past six months, blocking new accounts and long-dormant users from the interface. Moderators are exempt from this recent-usage rule. Separately, Reddit said it will end support for RSS feeds starting November 13, citing their use for large-scale scraping.
Reddit announced it will end support for RSS feeds on November 13 and shut down its public API access by March 2027, citing large-scale scraping and automated abuse. The company is directing moderators who relied on RSS-based alerts to migrate to the Discord Relay Devvit app, though it admits there's no direct replacement for feeds used outside moderator communities.
Reddit is restricting the classic 'Old Reddit' interface to users who have logged in and used it within the past six months, building on a recent requirement that users log in at all to access it. The company also plans to discontinue RSS feed support on November 13, citing large-scale scraping and automated abuse, and is pointing moderators toward alternatives like Discord Relay.
A data analysis by blogger Peter Vijeh examined comments across six Reddit knife subreddits using a fine-tuned named-entity recognition model to track brand mentions. He found that for one chef's-knife brand, 31% of its mentions in 'what should I buy' threads came from just 5% of accounts, a rate four times higher than random chance would predict, prompting him to review those accounts' full posting histories.
Reddit users have reported redeeming Microsoft Rewards and Xbox Mastercard points to pre-order Grand Theft Auto 6 at no extra cost. One user, Financial_Specific24, used points earned from Xbox Mastercard purchases, while another, Automatic_Ad1665, accumulated Microsoft Rewards through routine daily tasks. GTA 6's Standard Edition costs $80 and the Ultimate Edition $100.
A US District Court awarded Nintendo $4.5 million in damages against James Williams, known online as Archbox, after he failed to respond to the company's lawsuit. Nintendo had accused Williams of running Pirate Shops and using the 190,000-member r/SwitchPirates subreddit to direct users to pirated game downloads and circumvention tools. Judge Lauren King granted the default judgment on September 23, also issuing a permanent injunction requiring Williams to shut down any related shops and stop distributing pirated titles.
Nintendo of America won a $4.5 million default judgment against James Williams, known online as Archbox, over allegations he ran online shops selling pirated Switch games. The suit, filed in 2024, claimed Williams was the operator behind several 'Pirate Shops,' and he was ordered to shut down access to any such shops he controls. Williams reportedly did not respond to the lawsuit, leading the court to rule in Nintendo's favor by default.
Google Home users reported receiving repeated motion-detection notifications even while present in their own homes, according to a Reddit thread with multiple similar complaints. One affected user posted screenshots showing several alerts within minutes of each other, and later said the issue appeared to resolve itself, though it's unclear if others saw the same fix.