Reddit will block Old.Reddit.com from people who haven’t used it in 6 months
Reddit said the move will curb large-scale scraping and automated abuse, while moderators can keep access without the six-month usage requirement.
- On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Reddit announced it will end RSS support on November 13, 2026, and further restrict access to its 21-year-old Old Reddit desktop interface.
- Citing concerns over automated abuse, Reddit stated RSS has become a "common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse," prompting the decision to wind down feeds.
- To combat scraping, Reddit will restrict Old Reddit to logged-in users who visited within the previous six months, though logged-in moderators remain exempt from this requirement.
- More than 14,000 apps have registered for the Developer Platform; Reddit will remove remaining public API access by March 2027, with a January 12, 2027, registration deadline.
- While the company noted no replacements exist for general RSS feeds, Reddit recommended shifting moderation alerts to the Discord Relay Devvit app to address user concerns.
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