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Reddit ends RSS feeds and public API access citing AI bots
Original: Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots | TechCrunch
Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds and tightening public API access, citing the need to stop AI bots from scraping its content. The company continues to restrict access to its vast trove of user-generated discussions, part of a broader strategy to charge for its data and protect it from being used to train AI models. Users and developers who rely on feeds and open access are expected to be affected.
Why now: Reddit is further locking down access to its content as AI companies scramble for training data, affecting tools and workflows people rely on.
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- Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots | TechCrunch · TechCrunch
Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds, as the company continues tightening access to its trove of user-generated content.
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