Reddit is moving to “a logged-in-only experience,” CEO says

[rcjordan]

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/reddit-will-require-you-to-log-in-eventually-ceo-confirms/

Reddit plunges 29% after issuing weak outlook for its worst day ever
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/30/reddit-stock-q3-earnings.html

[ergophobe]

I can't access the article right now. What is the rationale?

[rcjordan]

>rationale (to the public)

Prevent scrapers.

Debbie says: >rationale (to the c-suite)

We need those profile$$

To be fair, I think he's now realized that nobody clicks through if somebody tells them the answer upstream.