Reddit Removes RSS Feeds and Public API Access to Block AI Scrapers

WHY IT MATTERS

Reddit is one of the largest online forums where people discuss cryptocurrencies, share research, and debate projects. Many crypto tools work by automatically reading Reddit posts to measure how people feel about certain coins — a process called sentiment analysis. Think of RSS feeds like a subscription service that automatically delivers new posts to your inbox or app without you having to visit the website. By shutting these down, Reddit is essentially locking the door that many automated tools used to read its content. This matters to crypto newcomers because some of the research tools and dashboards they might use could lose access to Reddit data, potentially making it harder to track community discussions in one place.