Reddit kills RSS feeds and ends public API access, blaming AI bots
shield_x · reddit · 2026-10-01
Per TechCrunch, Reddit is shutting down RSS feeds and ending public API access, citing abuse by AI crawler bots. The move cuts off third-party tools and researchers from public data pipelines, marking another escalation in the data-lockdown trend of the AI era.
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