In April 2023, Reddit implemented a new pricing policy for its API, introducing fees of $0.24 per 1,000 calls, which made it difficult for smaller companies to afford, leading to the shutdown of third-party apps like Apollo. This guide proposes web scraping as a more cost-effective and flexible alternative to accessing Reddit data, using Python and Selenium. It provides a step-by-step tutorial on setting up a Python project, installing necessary libraries, and writing a script to scrape data from Reddit's r/Technology subreddit, capturing the subreddit’s main information and posts. The scraped data is stored in a Python dictionary and exported to a JSON file for easier sharing. Despite the potential of anti-scraping measures by Reddit, tools like Bright Data’s Scraping Browser offer solutions to bypass restrictions and maintain continuous data access. The tutorial emphasizes that while Reddit’s API is the official method for data access, web scraping allows for unrestricted access to publicly available data, offering more customization and avoiding costs.