Reddit says it has to cut back access to ‘Old Reddit’ because of AI bots

Reddit is further limiting who tin usage the "Old Reddit" acquisition arsenic portion of its efforts to combat scraping and automated traffic. Reddit precocious started forcing users to log in to beryllium capable to usage Old Reddit, but successful the "next fewer months," the institution says that you'll person to beryllium logged successful and person utilized Old Reddit successful the six months from erstwhile the alteration rolls retired to beryllium capable to proceed browsing the level with the classical experience.

Reddit says the six-month model covers "the immense bulk of each Old Reddit users." The announcement didn't spell into detail, but it's intelligibly aimed astatine blocking not conscionable caller relationship instauration for bots, but besides …

Read the afloat communicative astatine The Verge.