Reddit to Require Logins to Curb AI Data Scraping
CEO Steve Huffman announced the shift to logged-in access on October 29 without a global rollout date or real-name verification.
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Reddit to require logins for full content to curb scrapers
A pilot outside the United States will start in coming months; restricted content, countries, and timelines are not set.
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Reddit CEO says Google AI Mode sends no search traffic to sites
Shares fell over 25 percent after Huffman said weekly Google referrals dropped by more than one million in October.
Reddit will require login, testing first outside the US
Huffman says most unauthorized access is logged out; October search referrals fell by more than 1 million a week.
Reddit shifts toward a logged-in experience as search traffic falls
Q3 global daily users were flat at 130.3 million, while U.S. daily users fell to 50.7 million.
r/Seattle mods ban archive.today over claimed malware injection
The feed gives only the Hacker News title and score, with no payload, method, or site response.
Reddit's r/opensource bans posts about AI-related projects
New rules also require projects to be a year old, actively maintained and multi-contributor, and a rival forum, r/TrueOpenSource, does not exclude AI.
r/opensource bars AI projects and tightens posting rules
Projects must be a year old, OSI-licensed, and have an existing community plus subjectively three or more contributors.
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r/opensource reportedly bans solo projects and LLM use
The only available detail is a Hacker News thread with 49 points and 32 comments.
r/opensource bans AI projects, non-English posts and new solo work
Mods say they cannot tell AI writing from AI translation, and a rival subreddit, r/trueopensource, has already appeared.
PerSo: Investigating Facets of LLMs' Social Intelligence in Real-World Persuasion Scenarios
PerSo benchmarks LLMs' cognitive and behavioral social intelligence on real Reddit persuasion dialogues.
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
Reddit will shut RSS feeds on November 13 and end public API access in March 2027 over AI scraping.
HBO Max’s verified Reddit account hijacked to spread malware
Cybercriminals hijacked HBO Max's verified Reddit account to run 108 ClickFix ads pushing AMOS and Amatera infostealers via fake HBO app sites.
Attackers hijack HBO Max’s Reddit account for 48-hour malvertising blitz
Attackers hijacked HBO Max's verified Reddit account to push 108 ClickFix infostealer ads delivering AMOS, MacSync, and crypto clippers.
Hacked HBO Max Reddit Account Used for Malware Delivery via ClickFix Attack
Attackers hijacked HBO Max's verified Reddit account to push 108 malicious ads delivering AMOS and Amatera infostealers via ClickFix prompts.
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Hackers Hijack HBO Max Reddit Account to Push 108 ClickFix Malware Ads
Hijacked verified HBO Max Reddit account ran 108 ClickFix malvertising ads delivering AMOS infostealers, Windows loaders, and crypto clipboard hijackers.
HBO Max Reddit account compromised to serve ClickFix attacks
Attackers hijacked HBO Max's verified Reddit account to run 108 ClickFix malvertising ads delivering infostealers, loaders, and crypto clippers to Windows and macOS users.
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Hackers hijack HBO Max Reddit account to push malware in ClickFix ads
Hackers hijacked HBO Max's verified Reddit account to run 108 ClickFix ads delivering infostealers and crypto clippers to Windows and macOS users.
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ClickFix attacks are tricking Mac and Windows users into hacking themselves
ClickFix campaigns trick users into pasting terminal commands via fake CAPTCHAs; latest wave abused HBO Max's hacked Reddit account to push infostealer ads.
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ChatGPT and Reddit now face EU's toughest online safety rules
ChatGPT and Reddit now fall under the EU's toughest online safety rules, adding new regulatory burdens after rapid growth.