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Will Reddit Kill RSS Feeds (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by curt@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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I just set up all the subreddits I still want to following in Reeder, an RSS app. I'm able scroll through the posts ad free. It the occurred to me that this is a loss of revenue to Reddit. Could RSS be the new target for onerous fees?

It could be the case that RSS usage is small compared to 3rd party apps like Apollo so not of much concern. It also may be the case that it isn't possible for Reddit to charge for the usage. If they can't charge, they may just disable RSS altogether. I'm only guessing. I'll take off my tinfoil hat now.

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[–] _I_@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fun fact: Feedly supports Reddit, and will list hot threads like any news article. Sure, you have to click the link to go to the thread, but you'll be able to choose which thread you want to engage with without a single ad.

[–] danc4498@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love Feedly. Been using it daily since the loss of Google reader

[–] muddybulldog@mylemmy.win 3 points 1 year ago

My lifetime pro subscription is the longest-lived “lifetime” of any service I’ve ever paid for.

[–] ReclamationCrafts@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I couldn’t get Feedly to work. I tried to add a sub and initially content appeared but no new content is showing up.