Reddit Signals End for Old Reddit as API and Bot Controls Tighten
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Reddit is moving to curb AI scraping by planning changes to Old Reddit, migrating bots and moderator workflows to its modern stack, and gradually restricting access—potentially blocking logged-out users. The company is phasing out its public API in favor of the Developer Platform, while expanding a Rules Hub moderation system to replace AutoMod in the future, with no hard timeline but clear intent to push developers and communities toward the new stack.
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