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Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots (techcrunch.com)
submitted 1 week ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

no because they banned so many people, whats left was propaganda bots, and spammers looking to earn money from rs by directing traffic to thier businesses. this effectively stopped or poisoned thier AI data scraping.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    Um, excuse me, this post is promoting violence against bots. That'll be a lifetime ban for you and your old ass account.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I'm in this post and I don't like it. Reddit is imploding under its own bulk and tech bro fellating. Ya hate to see it. It was so pleasant once upon a time. But alas, "Die a hero or live long enough," and all that.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    It's like an old pub where you made happy youthful memories, but it closed years ago and the building is now too fundamentally rotten to ever go back to its former glory. Best thing for everyone involved is for it to burn to the ground and be replaced by something new.

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