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Reddit@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

Reddit blocks JSON API access, which leaves read-only apps like my RDX for Reddit unusable, thinking of blocking RSS feeds too

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Reddit blocks JSON API access, which leaves read-only apps like my RDX for Reddit unusable, thinking of blocking RSS feeds too

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Reddit@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

Reddit - Please wait for verification

Apparently Reddit has a bot problem, not the bots posting and replying but the ones scraping so Reddit is a little bit usable. When Reddit blocked API access 3 years ago I built and launched https://rdx.overdevs.com/ a read-only, open source Reddit website and app.

I have been bombarded with comments and mails asking why it is not working now, and the reason is this. Reddit has blocked JSON endpoint to access whatever limited data it allowed to acceess and is thinking of blocking RSS feeds.

Reddit announcement - https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/1tq9vxo/protecting_communities_from_scrapers_and_platform/

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I just want to mention that Aaron Swartz co-founded Reddit and was also part of the group that created RSS.

Reddit now blocking RSS, ironic.
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  RIP Aaron

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