--- title: What happened to Reddit | daily.dev description: A comedic tech news rundown covers Reddit's plan to kill its public API (shutting down March 2027) and RSS feeds (November 13), restrict old Reddit access to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-happened-to-reddit-wqrc6oywa twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What happened to Reddit | daily.dev og:description: A comedic tech news rundown covers Reddit's plan to kill its public API (shutting down March 2027) and RSS feeds (November 13), restrict old Reddit access to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-happened-to-reddit-wqrc6oywa og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wqrC6OYwA.png og:image:alt: What happened to Reddit og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What happened to Reddit **[TechLinked](https://daily.dev/sources/techlinked)** · 11 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A comedic tech news rundown covers Reddit's plan to kill its public API (shutting down March 2027) and RSS feeds (November 13), restrict old Reddit access to users who've logged in within 6 months, and the mod backlash given Reddit's simultaneous AI licensing deals with Google and OpenAI. Also covered: OpenAI's Dev Day announcements including a failed live demo of its 'Dots' always-on agent and a new $500/month Pro plan while halving the $200 plan's usage; YouTube cracking down on low-effort reuploaded shorts; Amazon's smart-glasses delivery pilot raising privacy concerns; NYC's new click-to-cancel subscription law; a Tokyo court ruling protecting voice actors' publicity rights against AI voice cloning; and reports of worsening RAM shortages, rising GPU/device prices, and Micro Center allegedly requiring photo ID for RTX 5090 purchases to curb export smuggling. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When is Reddit shutting down its public API and RSS feeds? Reddit's RSS feeds go down on November 13, and access to the public API will be shut down in March 2027. These changes are framed as protecting the site from AI scraping, but they disproportionately hurt moderators who rely on tools built on these data sources to keep subreddits usable. _Developers building on Reddit's API should track deprecation timelines like this one on daily.dev._ ### Who will be able to access old Reddit after the new restrictions? Old Reddit will only remain accessible to users who have logged into the old version within the preceding 6 months. New users and anyone who hasn't used old Reddit recently will lose access entirely, effectively locking out long-dormant accounts and newcomers alike. _Anyone tracking platform access changes can follow stories like Reddit's old-site restriction on daily.dev._ ### What went wrong during OpenAI's Dots agent demo at Dev Day? During OpenAI's Dev Day in San Francisco, a live demo of Dots, its always-on personal agent, failed on stage when the presenter asked it for information and it replied that it was working on the request, then never responded. OpenAI also introduced a $500/month Pro plan while cutting the existing $200/month plan's usage allowance in half. _Developers evaluating always-on AI agents can follow how launches like Dots play out on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Reddit looks to AI search as its next big opportunity](https://daily.dev/posts/reddit-looks-to-ai-search-as-its-next-big-opportunity-8bobbzks7) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Reddit is joining the S&P 500 with its stock down 31% this year](https://daily.dev/posts/reddit-is-joining-the-s-p-500-with-its-stock-down-31-this-year-kl3lkfrma) · The Next Web · 6 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/what-happened-to-reddit-wqrc6oywa) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"What happened to Reddit","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-happened-to-reddit-wqrc6oywa","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-happened-to-reddit-wqrc6oywa"},"datePublished":"2026-10-03T00:52:47.177Z","dateModified":"2026-10-03T00:53:29.311Z","description":"A comedic tech news rundown covers Reddit's plan to kill its public API (shutting down March 2027) and RSS feeds (November 13), restrict old Reddit access to...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fThppBugFXk/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fThppBugFXk/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechLinked","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechLinked","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--f40BZwSH--/f_auto/v1716116495/logos/channels4_profile","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/techlinked"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-happened-to-reddit-wqrc6oywa","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"openai,nvidia","timeRequired":"PT11M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"What happened to Reddit","description":"A comedic tech news rundown covers Reddit's plan to kill its public API (shutting down March 2027) and RSS feeds (November 13), restrict old Reddit access to...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fThppBugFXk/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-10-03T00:52:47.177Z","duration":"PT11M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/wqrC6OYwA","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/fThppBugFXk"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechLinked","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/techlinked"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What happened to Reddit"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-happened-to-reddit-wqrc6oywa#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"When is Reddit shutting down its public API and RSS feeds?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Reddit's RSS feeds go down on November 13, and access to the public API will be shut down in March 2027. 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