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Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/reddit-is-killing-rss-feeds-ending-public-api-access-because-of-ai-bots/
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
Reddit never gave a shit about bots. To them it’s something that pumps up their active users numbers to woo their investors. They’re only doing this so they can force people to view their ads that are designed to look like posts.
Who goes on Reddit nowadays anyway?
Replying to @DaddleDew@lemmy.world
I still go on reddit often since that’s where most of the game communities I want to hear from are.
Same, Lenny isn’t mature enough to have some of the very niche communities yet
Replying to @lagg_mine@lemmy.world
It’s not even mature enough to support some mainstream interests, like sports.
Replying to @thru_dangers_untold@lemmy.world
no laundry community on Llemmy either…
Replying to @UnequalExchange@lemmy.world
Lol what is this, I’m out of the loop here lol
Replying to @BuckFutter@timeyak.com
Lemmy doesnt have a laundry dedicated community anywhere that Ive looked… reddit does however…
So I guess the Lemmings let mama and dada do their laundry for them still 😅
Replying to @UnequalExchange@lemmy.world
That’s the problem with Lemmy. It’s not large enough to have active niche communities like gaming handhelds like Retroid ones, Anbernic ones, Steam Deck, etc.
Replying to @ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
True. And it sucks.
The way I see it is that as long as Lemmy doesnt become as amazingly terrible as reddit or faceboook or twitter there will be such communities created eventually…may take a decade or two for people to birth them and moderate them but they are almost inevitable to come into existence if the demand for such communities gets big enough.
Replying to @UnequalExchange@lemmy.world
I think it would require reddit to die off even more than it already has, which just may happen.