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summary: "Reddit plans to require users to log in to fully access the site in response to AI scraping and will test the change in select markets outside the US this quarter. The company described the move as one of the most significant shifts in its 21-year history, marking a transition to a primarily logged-in experience."
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# Reddit plans to require users to log in to fully access the site in response to AI scraping and will test it in select markets outside the US this quarter \(Sara Fischer/Axios\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-29T20:21:24.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** llm

## Summary

Reddit plans to require users to log in to fully access the site in response to AI scraping and will test the change in select markets outside the US this quarter\. The company described the move as one of the most significant shifts in its 21\-year history, marking a transition to a primarily logged\-in experience\.

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