Old Reddit's Future Revealed: Login Gate and API Move Underway
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Reddit announced plans to alter Old Reddit, including requiring login to access the legacy site and migrating critical bot and moderator workflows to its modern stack, in an effort to curb abusive scraping. The company says it will explore options with communities and developers, with no firm timeline, while continuing to push API changes that steer third-party apps to the Developer Platform, continuing a broader battle over automation and access.
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