{"id":53462,"date":"2026-10-06T15:06:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=53462"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:06:26","slug":"reddit-to-remove-rss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/06\/reddit-to-remove-rss\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit to Remove RSS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeff Johnson<\/a> (June):<\/p>\n

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This new RSS rate limiting was perhaps foreshadowed by an r\/modnews<\/a> post a couple of weeks ago[…]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

judy-funnie<\/a> (September, via Jeff Johnson<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Because RSS is now a common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse, we'll stop supporting RSS feeds on November 13, 2026 while preserving moderation workflows that depend on it through supported alternatives.<\/p>\n

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To close this gap, in the next few months, we'll further limit access [to Old Reddit] for logged-in users to only those who have used Old Reddit in the last six months (which covers the vast majority of all Old Reddit users).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Ana Maria Constantin<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Public API access ends in March 2027, Reddit said in a separate post<\/a> for developers. It will stop accepting new API requests on 31 October. From 12 January, it will start cutting off apps that have not registered.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Jeff Johnson<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Since I use RSS to follow Reddit, I intend to discontinue my Reddit use on November 13, unless Reddit backtracks on their user-hostile decision to drop RSS.<\/p>\n

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My biggest regret in leaving Reddit is that I‘ll have to shut down my product support subreddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The most ridiculous part of Reddit’s announcement was the suggestion that subreddit moderators replace RSS feeds with Discord notifications. What perversity, insanity to recommend a competing social network as the only practical way to use yours! I’m also skeptical of Reddit’s public excuse for dropping RSS: bot scraping. As I noted back in June, Reddit is already rate-limiting RSS feeds<\/a>. If the current limits are insufficient, why not impose stricter limits? <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

John Brayton<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I am disappointed because I know that many Unread customers use Reddit’s RSS feeds to keep up with subreddits.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Sarah Perez<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Moderators have already expressed worry about how this shift would impact their workflow. When Reddit hinted earlier<\/a> that it was preparing for the end of RSS on its site, many responded<\/a> by complaining that Reddit would become unmanageable for them. Meanwhile, many users stressed that RSS was how they enjoyed accessing Reddit’s content.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n