In a sweeping wave of platform updates aimed at tightening data governance, combating automated abuse, and protecting its increasingly lucrative enterprise revenue streams, Reddit has announced a devastating blow to open-web advocates. The social media giant is officially sunsetting its RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, setting a hard shutdown date of November 13. The announcement, […]
The End of an Era: Reddit Kills RSS Feeds and Sets a 2027 Expiration Date for Its Public API in Major Platform Overhaul
In a sweeping wave of platform updates aimed at tightening data controls, Reddit has dealt a severe blow to the proponents of an open web. Alongside a series of infrastructure adjustments aimed at developers and community moderators, the company announced that it is officially winding down support for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds. The decision […]