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Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots (techcrunch.com)

submitted 3 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Today in "no fucking shit news" reddit continues to suck and water makes things wet. Next week on "everyone already knows this" join us when we reveal our breaking stories "republicans are traitors to the constitution, and spez sucks donkey dicks"

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago

reddit is more akin to psyllium husk, that it took to much and clogging the insides require more invasive procedures to remove it.

[–] danielfm123@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Doesn't matter, social networks are way to boring now.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

Lots of people here confusing scrapers with bots making posts. This is talking about the former, which I think we all agree are bad, but most people seem to think it's the latter, which reddit is happy to host.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's a public API?

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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

I knew it was time to go after the "He gets us." Jesus banner ad.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

If it was bots they'd have to shut the whole site down.

[–] lemmygarden@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Reddit said in the next few months it will limit access for logged-in users to those who have used Old Reddit in the last 6 months. (The company changed this from 90 days to 6 months, just as their news went out.)

wouldn't want anyone using old reddit?

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I don't doubt that it's because of the bots but it also conveniently forces people into their enshittified "modern" interfaces.

The API was effectively killed off years ago, so no loss there.

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