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title: "Reddit's r/opensource bans all AI-related projects, sparking backlash and a rival subreddit"
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published_at: "2026-10-26T17:19:40.000Z"
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summary: "The Reddit forum r/opensource has banned all posts about AI projects, requiring projects to be at least a year old with multiple contributors and excluding non-English posts, prompting the creation of a rival forum called r/TrueOpenSource."
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# Reddit's r/opensource bans all AI\-related projects, sparking backlash and a rival subreddit

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**Published:** 2026-10-26T17:19:40.000Z
**Category:** Open Source
**Topics:** open\-source

## Summary

The Reddit forum r/opensource has banned all posts about AI projects, requiring projects to be at least a year old with multiple contributors and excluding non\-English posts, prompting the creation of a rival forum called r/TrueOpenSource\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://the-decoder.com/reddits-r-opensource-bans-all-ai-related-projects-sparking-backlash-and-a-rival-subreddit/>)