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Reddit kills RSS feeds and public API access to block 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 phasing out free public API access, citing widespread scraping by AI bots. The company says it wants tighter control over the vast trove of user-generated content on its platform, much of which has been used to train large language models. The move continues Reddit's broader shift toward licensing its data to AI companies and charging commercial scrapers, while cutting off the open access tools that researchers and hobbyist developers have long relied on.
Why now: Reddit is tightening control over its data as demand for AI training content grows, and the loss of free access affects developers and researchers.
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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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