Reddit says it has to cut back access to ‘Old Reddit’ because of AI bots
2026-09-30 · The Verge
AI scraping bots have gotten so out of control that Reddit is punishing its own loyal users by gutting Old Reddit access. Nothing says 'progress' like forcing people to log in and opt into the redesign because AI companies can't stop harvesting content. The robots are literally ruining the internet for the humans who actually built it.