{
  "id": 11009723,
  "title": "Reddit Is Killing RSS Feeds, Ending Public API Access",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/reddit-is-killing-rss-feeds-ending-public-api-access",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/09/30/1841213/reddit-is-killing-rss-feeds-ending-public-api-access"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reddit has announced the end of support for RSS feeds and its public API, impacting developers and tools that rely on the platform. The decision comes as Reddit seeks to curb large-scale scraping and automated abuse. RSS support will cease on November 13, 2027, and the public API will end by March 2027. This will affect social listening products, researchers, AI products, and commercial deals with Reddit for its data. Additionally, Reddit is implementing safeguards on its Old Reddit version and limiting access to logged-in users who have used Old Reddit in the past 90 days. Developers must register their approved third-party apps and bots before January 12, 2027, to avoid disruption.",
  "summary": "An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Amid a number of updates for moderators and developers announced Wednesday comes bad news for supporters of a more open web: Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds. Reddit says RSS has now become a \"common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse,\" which is why it's made the decision to wind down RSS feeds on its platform. \"We know…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}