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Deep Dive: r/opensource just banned AI, non-English speakers, and more

Ran in the Late edition of LivePulse, Sunday, October 25, 2026
Original reporting: The Verge AI · Terrence O’Brien, 2026-10-25

The mods at r/opensource posted new submission rules that, among other things, banned projects that use AI. AI, as it exists today, is incongruent to this Open Source community.” r/opensource just banned AI, non-English speakers, and more The opensource subreddit’s new rules against AI have sparked a revolt. The new rules have set off a firestorm in the comments, and even spurred the creation of a rival sub r/trueopensource.

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