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Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
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mesa piefed.social mesamunefire@piefed.social
Joined: 2024-12-27
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Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/reddit-is-killing-rss-feeds-ending-public-api-access-because-of-ai-bots/
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👍Maximum Derek👍 discuss.tchncs.de Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-07-21
#2 · Quote Reply

Because the RSS feeds are being used to prove everyone on the site is a bot?
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Carrots quokk.au Carrots@quokk.au
Joined: 2026-09-30
#3 · Quote Reply

Bullshit
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America sh.itjust.works Gullible@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-09
#4 · Quote Reply

Holy shit, they're killing automod for new communities. Reddit is officially dead. Not dead as in lacking in traffic. Dead as in dead internet theory
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Reformed Reddit User thelemmy.club uten151@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2026-09-11
#5 · Quote Reply

Reddit is dead. I left Reddit because for no reason every post or comment I create is immediately removed/deleted by "Reddit filters"!
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ScoffingLizard lemmy.dbzer0.com ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-05-04
#6 · Quote Reply
👍Maximum Derek👍 wrote:
Because the RSS feeds are being used to prove everyone on the site is a bot?

How? I'm not following?
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lemmygarden lemmy.today lemmygarden@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-07-29
#7 · Quote Reply

I don't understand why Reddit hates Reddit so much
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Auster thebrainbin.org Auster@thebrainbin.org
Joined: 2024-10-28
#8 · Quote Reply
lemmygarden wrote:
I don't understand why Reddit hates Reddit so much

I get the impression some people are put in power precisely to parasite and destroy the brands and companies they inherit.
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👍Maximum Derek👍 discuss.tchncs.de Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-07-21
#9 · Quote Reply
ScoffingLizard wrote:
How? I'm not following?

Because it was the last way to track/analyze/research Reddit posts without paying API costs.
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ScoffingLizard lemmy.dbzer0.com ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-05-04
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👍Maximum Derek👍 wrote:
Because it was the last way to track/analyze/research Reddit posts without paying API costs.

That's really interesting. It's not like we lost much. Every time I go back the content is garbage. Lemmy has Reddit beat by a long shot.
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