Old Reddit a threat to AI data scraping, says platform, with changes coming
When Reddit significantly changed its user interface way back in 2018, there were widespread protests from those who preferred the original. The company has retained access to this at old.reddit.com , and last year promised this version would continue to exist for as long as people kept using it. That promise may now be under some degree of threat as Reddit says that it “plans to make changes” to…
Reddit has announced plans to make changes to Old Reddit in order to protect against AI data scraping and spamming. Old Reddit, the legacy desktop web experience for the platform, was built 21 years ago and has been a source of controversy for many users who prefer the original interface. While Reddit has promised to keep Old Reddit alive for as long as users continue to use it, the company now says it plans to require users to be logged in when accessing the site.
In addition, moderators may be required to use new AI moderation tools. The company has also announced that it will be expanding its test of the Rules Hub, a suite of moderation tools that will allow moderators to choose which rules should be automatically enforced and preview the experience before enabling it. CEO Steve Huffman had previously promised that Old Reddit would not be going away, but the extent to which it will be modified remains to be seen.
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