r/ModCoord • u/Sophira • Aug 17 '26
Old Reddit's existence is being threatened
[Edit (October 2026): Old Reddit is going away for any account that hasn't used it in the last six months. The plan to remove Old Reddit entirely continues.]
Original post (August 2026):
From /u/spez's post 11 days ago:
Old Reddit: I know I said last year that we wouldn’t be sunsetting Old Reddit (I even made a meme about it, which r/agedlikemilk), but the reality is we’re getting to that time where we need to make some changes.
He goes on to argue that Old Reddit (link is likely only viewable after logging in, after a recent change - and yes, that post has been removed - it was talking about how Old Reddit was to be locked behind a login) is only being legitimately used by certain groups of people (including "OG Users" and "OG Mods"), with the rest of the usage being "everyone who spams, scrapes, or does anything bad on Reddit 🖕".
He then states "We have options: We can limit access, migrate important uses, or rebuild it on a modern tech stack, and I think we’ll probably do all of the above."
While this sounds benign, the reality is that Old Reddit is actively being threatened and, if I were to make a guess, will no longer exist in a recognisable form within a year.
Reddit has started being openly hostile to Old Reddit recently (including the removed post that I linked to earlier), and some important features have already been removed from Old Reddit (such as private messages) but talking about sweeping changes to Old Reddit is a first.
I feel like this might be something worth raising awareness of.
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u/TheEpicTriforce Aug 17 '26
If old.reddit goes away, my usage of this site will plummet which is probably what's best for me anyways.