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===Blocking the Internet Archive (''August 2025'')===

In 2025, Reddit announced it would block the indexing of its pages by the [https://archive.org Internet Archive]. This means users will no longer be able to access deleted Reddit threads.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bjella |first=Braden |title=“New age of internet censorship”: Reddit to block the Internet Archive from indexing its site. Here’s why it matters |url=https://www.dailydot.com/news/reddit-to-block-the-internet-archive-from-indexing-the-site/ |website=Daily Dot |date=14 Aug 2025 |access-date=11 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119081125/https://www.dailydot.com/news/reddit-to-block-the-internet-archive-from-indexing-the-site/ |archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}</ref>

=== Requiring login for old.reddit.com (2026) ===

On July 1st, 2026, Reddit anounced that it would start requiring users to be logged in to access old.reddit.com, citing abusive scraping and automated traffic as the primary reasons. A Reddit employee stated that Old Reddit lacks the modern security stack present on New Reddit, making it harder to detect and block malicious activity. The employee also declined to promise that old.reddit.com would remain available indefinitely, saying only that it is not shutting down "right now" and that Reddit would "keep supporting it while folks are still using it." Longtime users expressed concern that the login requirement would reduce usage and eventually lead to the retirement of Old Reddit, which many rely on for its familiar interface and ability to prioritize subscribed subreddits over algorithmically surfaced content.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harding |first=Scharon |date=1 July 2026 |title=Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/reddit-will-require-you-to-log-in-to-use-old-reddit-com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260701000301/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/reddit-will-require-you-to-log-in-to-use-old-reddit-com/ |archive-date=01 July 2026 |access-date=01 July 2026 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref>

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 ===Blocking the Internet Archive (''August 2025'')===
 In 2025, Reddit announced it would block the indexing of its pages by the [https://archive.org Internet Archive]. This means users will no longer be able to access deleted Reddit threads.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bjella |first=Braden |title=“New age of internet censorship”: Reddit to block the Internet Archive from indexing its site. Here’s why it matters |url=https://www.dailydot.com/news/reddit-to-block-the-internet-archive-from-indexing-the-site/ |website=Daily Dot |date=14 Aug 2025 |access-date=11 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119081125/https://www.dailydot.com/news/reddit-to-block-the-internet-archive-from-indexing-the-site/ |archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}</ref>
+=== Requiring login for old.reddit.com (2026) ===
+On July 1st, 2026, Reddit anounced that it would start requiring users to be logged in to access old.reddit.com, citing abusive scraping and automated traffic as the primary reasons. A Reddit employee stated that Old Reddit lacks the modern security stack present on New Reddit, making it harder to detect and block malicious activity. The employee also declined to promise that old.reddit.com would remain available indefinitely, saying only that it is not shutting down "right now" and that Reddit would "keep supporting it while folks are still using it." Longtime users expressed concern that the login requirement would reduce usage and eventually lead to the retirement of Old Reddit, which many rely on for its familiar interface and ability to prioritize subscribed subreddits over algorithmically surfaced content.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harding |first=Scharon |date=1 July 2026 |title=Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/reddit-will-require-you-to-log-in-to-use-old-reddit-com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260701000301/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/reddit-will-require-you-to-log-in-to-use-old-reddit-com/ |archive-date=01 July 2026 |access-date=01 July 2026 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref>
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