Reddit limiting RSS?

I remember seeing someone from #Reddit (staffer iirc?) recently saying they were considering to remove #RSS from the platform.

Then I came across this post (in Italian):
https://thebrainbin.org/m/random/p/770945

The first paragraph picked my attention:

(Translated) Reddit is progressively blocking the access from RSS to its subs (heavily limiting the number of requests).

The OP also points out one can circumvent current limitations by using https://reddit.com/r/{some_subreddit}/new/.rss?feed=mytoken&user=myuser, mytoken and myuser requiring an account.

I haven’t seen any other mentions on Reddit limiting the feeds. But considering what led to the Reddit diaspora in 2022, what appears to be an increasing attempt to self-destruction since, the aforementioned consideration to remove RSS, and the OP’s workaround which raises privacy concerns and further risking viral IP bans, such a situation doesn’t sound unlikely to me.

Still, I ask to be sure, is it something that has been happening indeed, is it a suspicious amount of coincidences, or might it be the beginning of the next stunt by Reddit?

  • deleted@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I’m getting errors since June 18.

    They’re aggressively limiting RSS. Only 3 successful calls since then. 2 in 22nd and 1 in 25th.