The Vergecast · Friday, October 2, 2026
Reddit is implementing new measures to restrict access to its older interface (old.reddit.com) due to concerns about bots extensively scraping its content. Users now need to have logged in within the last six months and remain logged in to access the site. Reddit is also ceasing support for RSS feeds, which are reportedly easily scraped by bots. These changes aim to combat the unchecked data collection by AI companies.
“Well, it turns out Reddit is needing to cut back access to old.reddit.com because bots are now scraping the hell out of it.”
“The new the new rules are that you have to have used it within the last six months you need to be logged in to use it now which was it's kind of a problem because people used to use reddit logged out all the time like reddit is by definition, one of those websites that people would just lurk in instead of just posting.”
“They also are going to stop supporting RSS feeds. which sucks because RSS feeds easily get scraped, they say, by these bots as well.”