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Reddit to shut down RSS feeds and public API access

Original: # Reddit will end # RSS feeds on 13 November and public # API access by March 2027 due to scraping and AI bots. Moderato

Reddit will discontinue its RSS feeds on 13 November and end public API access by March 2027, citing heavy scraping by AI bots. Moderators are being advised to use Discord Relay Devvit, but no replacement exists for external feeds. Old Reddit access will also be restricted to recent users, closing off further workarounds for third-party tools and readers.

Why now: The changes cut off widely used tools for moderators, third-party readers and external aggregators, raising concerns about Reddit's increasing closedness amid the AI scraping boom.

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• # Reddit will end # RSS feeds on 13 November and public # API access by March 2027 due to scraping and AI bots. Moderators are advised to use Discord Relay Devvit; no replacement exists for external feeds. Old Reddit access will be restricted to recent users. https://… · media@eicker.news · 2

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