Old Reddit could be the next casualty of Reddit's war on AI scraping
The company is also planning to retire its public API.
Reddit is set to retire its public API and Old Reddit, the 21-year-old desktop version of the site, may become the next casualty of the company's war against AI scraping. In a blog post, Reddit warned users of unspecified changes to the legacy experience, which it says are necessary to protect its platform, business, and users from abusive scraping and spamming.
The company has not specified what changes it has planned, but says it will work on migrating critical bots and moderator workflows to its modern stack. At the end of June, Reddit blocked access to Old Reddit for unlogged-in users, a move that Reddit admin boat-botany said was necessary to reduce abusive scraping and automated traffic on the platform.
While Reddit has not indicated how long it will continue to support the older version of its site, it has hinted that Old Reddit could go away. CEO Steve Huffman has suggested that the company may limit access, migrate important uses, or rebuild Old Reddit on a modern tech stack.
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