Business · Corporate earnings · published 2026-10-12 · via Memeburn

Reddit to End RSS Feeds and Public API, Citing AI Scraping

Reddit will discontinue its RSS feeds on November 13 and close its public API in March 2027. The company blames AI scraping, but its own lawsuit indicates that the most significant scraping occurred through Google Search. The changes come as Reddit's licensing agreements with Google and OpenAI are up for renewal.

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Reddit will retire RSS feeds on November 13 and close its public API in March 2027. It attributes the decision to AI scraping.

Its own lawsuit, however, points to Google Search as the main route for scraping. The changes arrive as Reddit's licensing agreements with Google and OpenAI near renewal.

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The loss of RSS and public API access could affect researchers, developers, archivists, and users who rely on open feeds to monitor discussions or build tools. It may further concentrate access through licensing arrangements, potentially shaping who can study or republish public conversations. Reddit's stated concern about AI scraping could also influence how other platforms balance openness with control over data.

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