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Reddit to shut down RSS feeds and public API over AI scraping

Reddit announced Wednesday that it will shut down RSS feed support on November 13 and phase out its public API by March 2027, citing widespread scraping and automated abuse by AI bots. The moves mark the platform's most aggressive steps…

Reddit citations in ChatGPT drop 86% after OpenAI search change

Reddit has seen its presence in ChatGPT Search responses collapse almost overnight after OpenAI modified how its AI expands and sources user queries, according to data tracked by PromptWatch.

Reddit weighs blocking Google’s AI access to its content

Reddit shares dropped more than 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal News Corp reported the social media platform is considering shutting off Google's Alphabet Inc. access to its content for artificial intelligence use, as the…

Reddit trolls trick AI search into reporting fake Trump death

A Reddit community of roughly 45,000 members has successfully duped AI-powered search engines into repeating a fabricated story claiming President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance died of rabies, exposing the fragility of AI systems that rely on user-generated…

Reddit bans Paul McCartney after he shares concert photos

Paul McCartney's Reddit account was banned over the weekend after the 83-year-old former Beatle shared a Dropbox link containing photos and videos from his phone-free concert at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, prompting bewilderment and mockery across social media.