rinze@lemmy.ca to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 1 month agoReddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipasklemmy@lemmy.worldtechnology@hexbear.netreddit@lemmy.worldreddit@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldtechnologie@jlai.luantisocialmedia@piefed.social
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkReddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comrinze@lemmy.ca to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipasklemmy@lemmy.worldtechnology@hexbear.netreddit@lemmy.worldreddit@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldtechnologie@jlai.luantisocialmedia@piefed.social
minus-squareHM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoWasn’t one of it’s cofounders literally the inventor of RSS?
minus-squaresamvines@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoYeah the one that was hounded to suicide by malicious lawyers. He was a genius who was too good for this world and his positive influence over Reddit has long been a mere footnote.
minus-squareHM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoLiterally one of the worst things to happen to the internet imho. Imagine if Reddit embraced ActivityPub.
Wasn’t one of it’s cofounders literally the inventor of RSS?
Yeah the one that was hounded to suicide by malicious lawyers. He was a genius who was too good for this world and his positive influence over Reddit has long been a mere footnote.
Literally one of the worst things to happen to the internet imho. Imagine if Reddit embraced ActivityPub.