Reddit says it plans to stop supporting RSS feeds on November 13, 2026, citing large-scale scraping and automated abuse. The change would affect people who follow Reddit through a feed reader, as well as moderators who use feeds to track activity in their communities.
RSS lets readers collect new posts from websites in one place. For Reddit users, retiring those feeds would mean losing a familiar way to keep up with communities outside the site.
Reddit recommends the Discord Relay app for moderator alerts. The app can send notifications to a moderation team’s Discord or Slack channel, with links back to Reddit to review the relevant items.
For people following feeds from communities they do not moderate, Reddit says it is offering no replacement. A tool for team alerts would not preserve that broader feed-reading experience.
Old Reddit and API access face tighter limits
Reddit also plans to restrict access to Old Reddit, its classic, text-heavy interface. Logged-in moderators would retain access, while other users would need to have used Old Reddit within the previous six months. The company has not specified an exact rollout date for that restriction.
For developers, Reddit’s timetable calls for new requests for public API access to close on October 31, 2026. It plans to begin withdrawing access on January 12, 2027, from apps and users that have not registered or engaged with its developer team, with remaining public access scheduled to end in March 2027.
Reddit says more than 14,000 apps and bots have registered for the move to its Developer Platform. Eligible developers may qualify for $1,000 payments for successful migrations through its $1 million migration program, subject to Reddit’s approval.
Automod changes would affect new communities
Reddit also plans to disable Automod’s enforcement functions for newly created communities and those that have never used it, directing them to Rules Hub and Automations instead.
Reddit says communities already using Automod would keep their existing access, and its non-enforcement functions would remain available. That distinction matters: the plan would change which tools new communities can adopt while preserving existing Automod setups.
Some moderators have challenged the planned restrictions, arguing that Automod offers flexibility they still need. One concern is that losing familiar filtering options could lead teams to rely more heavily on bans.