Reddit Blocks Old.Reddit.com And Ends Public API Access To Fight AI Scrapers
The company restricts Old Reddit access and terminates public API support to combat automated abuse from AI bots.
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 30 Sept 2026. TechCrunch published first, on 30 September at 17:45 UTC. The most recent article, from cnet.com, appeared on 2 October at 14:19 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: TechCrunch (major outlet), The Verge (major outlet), Ars Technica (major outlet), Engadget, decrypt.co, cnet.com.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- TechCrunchReddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
- The VergeReddit says it has to cut back access to ‘Old Reddit’ because of AI bots
- EngadgetReddit imposes new restrictions on Old Reddit
- Ars TechnicaReddit will block Old.Reddit.com from people who haven’t used it in 6 months
- decrypt.coReddit Is Killing RSS Feeds and Public API Access to Fight AI Scrapers
- cnet.comReddit Is Choking Off RSS and Open Web Access to Keep AI Bots Out
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Reddit will block Old.Reddit.com from people who haven’t used it in 6 months Ars Technica ·
- Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots TechCrunch ·
- Reddit says it has to cut back access to ‘Old Reddit’ because of AI bots The Verge ·
- Reddit Is Choking Off RSS and Open Web Access to Keep AI Bots Out cnet.com
- Reddit Is Killing RSS Feeds and Public API Access to Fight AI Scrapers decrypt.co
- Reddit imposes new restrictions on Old Reddit Engadget