Reddit plans to restrict Old Reddit to logged-in recent users and moderators, while ending RSS support on November 13, 2026. The two changes have different consequences: a familiar reading interface becomes harder to enter, and an open feed mechanism disappears. Reddit announced the changes on September 30; The Verge reported them that day. People who rely on RSS should plan around its fixed deadline rather than wait for the separate, undated access restriction.
Old Reddit adds a usage test to the login requirement
The company's moderator announcement says non-moderators will need to have used Old Reddit within the previous six months. Logged-in moderators are exempt from that recent-use test. Reddit describes the rollout as coming over the next few months, without a specific activation date.
That tightens the earlier login requirement: an account alone currently permits access, even without a history of using the older interface. The distinction matters to occasional readers and new users, whose ability to enter will depend on past activity. It does not establish that Old Reddit is closing. Ars Technica's September 30 report also records Reddit's position that the interface should remain available to the people and moderators who rely on it. Reddit attributes the restrictions to scraping and automated abuse; that is the company's rationale, not an independently measured outcome.
RSS retirement changes the workflow, not just the interface
RSS can deliver updates to a separate reader or notification system. Its November 13 retirement therefore affects a different dependency from visiting Old Reddit in a browser. A moderator's access exception does not keep an existing feed operating.
Reddit points moderation teams toward Developer Platform apps, including Discord Relay. It explicitly offers no replacement for RSS feeds outside a community the reader moderates. The practical tradeoff is narrower supported automation: a moderator can move certain alerts, but an ordinary reader cannot assume the same route recreates a personal collection of feeds.
Test the alert handoff before retiring a feed
Reddit's setup guide, updated September 30, explains how Discord Relay can send moderation alerts to a private Discord or Slack channel. It requires the relevant moderator and channel permissions. The guide tells teams to verify that an alert arrives and that its link opens the correct community item.
Start by identifying what each existing RSS subscription actually does: reading new posts, following reported content or notifying a moderation queue. Then check whether the supported app covers that exact task. Keep alert channels limited to the team, since they may contain moderation details, and treat webhook addresses as private credentials. A successful installation is only the first step; the useful migration test is a real alert delivered to the intended people. General feed readers should separately decide how to follow their communities once RSS stops.
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