Reddit is putting more limits on Old.Reddit.com
Reddit is putting more limits on Old.Reddit.com
Reddit 正在对 Old.Reddit.com 施加更多限制
Soon, Reddit won’t let people use Old.Reddit.com unless they have used the site while logged in within the previous six months. In July, Reddit started requiring that users be logged in to access Old Reddit. This new requirement is an effort to reduce Reddit’s biggest source of scraping and automated traffic, the company says.
不久之后，Reddit 将不再允许用户访问 Old.Reddit.com，除非他们在过去六个月内曾登录并使用过该网站。今年 7 月，Reddit 开始要求用户必须登录才能访问 Old Reddit。该公司表示，这一新要求旨在减少 Reddit 平台上最大的数据抓取和自动化流量来源。
Today, the social media platform announced additional upcoming restrictions on Old Reddit. A Reddit post from an employee, known as “judy-funnie” on the platform, says that “in the next few months, we’ll further limit access for logged-in users to only those who have used Old Reddit in the last six months (which covers the vast majority of all Old Reddit users).” There is an exception for moderators, who will still be able to view Old Reddit regardless of when they last used it, as long as they are logged in. “This helps keep Old Reddit available for the people who rely on it while reducing automated abuse,” the post says.
今天，该社交媒体平台宣布了针对 Old Reddit 即将实施的额外限制。一位名为“judy-funnie”的 Reddit 员工发帖称：“在接下来的几个月里，我们将进一步限制登录用户的访问权限，仅限那些在过去六个月内使用过 Old Reddit 的用户（这涵盖了绝大多数 Old Reddit 用户）。”版主（Moderators）将获得豁免，只要他们处于登录状态，无论上次使用时间为何，仍可查看 Old Reddit。该帖文称：“这有助于在减少自动化滥用的同时，确保依赖 Old Reddit 的用户能够继续使用它。”
Today’s post claimed that forcing users to log in to use Old Reddit “helped reduce scraping and automated abuse.” But further restrictions on the site, which many longtime Reddit users prefer over regular Reddit for its look, layout, homepage feed, and familiarity, have people concerned that Reddit will shutter Old Reddit one day.
今天的帖文声称，强制用户登录以使用 Old Reddit “有助于减少抓取和自动化滥用”。然而，由于许多长期用户因其外观、布局、首页信息流和熟悉感而偏爱 Old Reddit，针对该站点的进一步限制引发了人们的担忧，担心 Reddit 有朝一日会彻底关闭 Old Reddit。
I asked Reddit if it has plans to shut down Old Reddit, and spokesperson Rosa Kim told me via email: As [Reddit CEO Steve Huffman previously] confirmed, Reddit is continuing to work on the future of Old Reddit. This change is about limiting unauthenticated access and reducing automated abuse—not removing Old Reddit for people and moderators who rely on it. We want to preserve Old Reddit for the real people that use it, not let it be a vector for automated abuse.
我询问 Reddit 是否有计划关闭 Old Reddit，发言人 Rosa Kim 通过电子邮件回复我称：正如 [Reddit 首席执行官 Steve Huffman 此前] 所确认的那样，Reddit 正在继续规划 Old Reddit 的未来。此次变更旨在限制未经身份验证的访问并减少自动化滥用，而不是为了移除那些依赖它的用户和版主所使用的 Old Reddit。我们希望为真正使用它的用户保留 Old Reddit，而不是让它成为自动化滥用的载体。
Reddit’s announcement noted that the current rules permit “any logged-in account to access Old Reddit, including accounts with no prior Old Reddit use.” I asked Kim why that’s a bad thing but didn’t receive a response. In August, Kim told Ars that Reddit “will work directly with the mods, developers, and communities that depend on our systems and make sure to keep everyone updated” about any future changes to Old Reddit.
Reddit 的公告指出，目前的规则允许“任何登录账户访问 Old Reddit，包括此前从未用过 Old Reddit 的账户”。我询问 Kim 为什么这被视为一件坏事，但没有得到回应。今年 8 月，Kim 曾告诉 Ars，Reddit “将直接与依赖我们系统的版主、开发者和社区合作，并确保让每个人都了解”有关 Old Reddit 的任何未来变更。
In 2025, Huffman said Old Reddit would remain “online as long as people are using it.” But in August, he changed his tune, saying in a post that “the reality is we’re getting to that time where we need to make some changes.” Those changes would “probably” include limiting access, migrating “important uses,” and rebuilding Old Reddit “on a modern tech stack,” per Huffman. With the new restrictions for accessing Old Reddit, the site may see dwindling use, making it easier for the company to one day justify closing it or limiting access even further.
2025 年时，Huffman 曾表示，只要还有人在使用，Old Reddit 就会保持“在线”。但到了今年 8 月，他改变了口径，在帖文中表示“现实情况是，我们已经到了需要做出一些改变的时候了”。据 Huffman 所述，这些改变“可能”包括限制访问、迁移“重要用途”，以及“在现代技术栈上”重建 Old Reddit。随着访问 Old Reddit 的新限制出台，该网站的使用率可能会下降，这使得该公司未来更容易为关闭它或进一步限制访问找到理由。
Reddit also limiting RSS feed support
Reddit 同时限制 RSS 订阅支持
Reddit will also stop supporting RSS feeds on November 13 “because RSS is now a common surface for large-scale scraping and automated abuse,” judy-funnie said. RSS feeds will still be available for moderators who use it for workflows “through supported alternatives,” Reddit’s employee said. They added: For common mod alerts, we recommend Devvit apps like Discord Relay. If your mod team relies on RSS, review your setup and migrate workflows before November 13 to ensure your needs are uninterrupted. If you use RSS for feeds outside of a community you moderate, there is no replacement. RSS has been a beloved part of the open web for a long time, and we’re grateful to everyone who used it to stay connected to Reddit.
Reddit 还将于 11 月 13 日停止支持 RSS 订阅，“因为 RSS 现在已成为大规模抓取和自动化滥用的常见渠道，”judy-funnie 表示。该员工称，对于将 RSS 用于工作流的版主，仍可通过“受支持的替代方案”使用 RSS 订阅。他们补充道：对于常见的版主提醒，我们建议使用像 Discord Relay 这样的 Devvit 应用。如果你的版主团队依赖 RSS，请在 11 月 13 日之前检查你的设置并迁移工作流，以确保你的需求不受影响。如果你在所管理的社区之外使用 RSS 订阅，则没有替代方案。长期以来，RSS 一直是开放网络中备受喜爱的一部分，我们感谢每一位通过它与 Reddit 保持联系的用户。