mesa@piefed.social to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoReddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI botstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down11 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmy.worldtechtakes@awful.systemsreddit@lemmy.world
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkReddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI botstechcrunch.commesa@piefed.social to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmy.worldtechtakes@awful.systemsreddit@lemmy.world
minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·6 days agoBecause the RSS feeds are being used to prove everyone on the site is a bot?
minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoBecause it was the last way to track/analyze/research Reddit posts without paying API costs.
minus-squareScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoThat’s really interesting. It’s not like we lost much. Every time I go back the content is garbage. Lemmy has Reddit beat by a long shot.
Because the RSS feeds are being used to prove everyone on the site is a bot?
How? I’m not following?
Because it was the last way to track/analyze/research Reddit posts without paying API costs.
That’s really interesting. It’s not like we lost much. Every time I go back the content is garbage. Lemmy has Reddit beat by a long shot.