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Reddit accuses Proskauer Rose of a conflict of interest, saying the firm previously represented Reddit in a whistleblower matter and gained access to confidential information. Proskauer intends to defend Perplexity in a copyright lawsuit but denies any binding commitment or a relevant conflict, saying only a small number of lawyers had access to confidential data. A Manhattan court will decide the motion soon; until then the takeover of the mandate is suspended. » Mere på faz.net

Reddit is tightening access to the classic interface: Old Reddit will in future be available only to logged-in users who have used it in the last six months; moderators are exempt. In addition, RSS feeds will be turned off on 13 November 2026 and apps/bots must be registered on Reddit’s developer platform by 12 January 2027 (more than 14,000 programs are already registered). The moves are aimed at curbing mass scraping and automated abuse of content. » Mere på golem.de

Reddit will require users to be logged in and to have used Old Reddit within six months of the rollout to continue accessing the classic UI, a measure aimed at blocking bots and scraping. Moderators will remain exempt from the recent-use requirement. Reddit will also disable RSS feeds on November 13 and end unregistered public API access by March 2027, removing API access for unregistered apps on January 12. » Mere på theverge.com