Reddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Dark
www.pcmag.com
'Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,' Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access.
  • Spzi@lemmy.clickEnglish
    17·
    2 years ago

    I find this post at a moment when the show has already started (as can be seen on https://blackout.photon-reddit.com/ and https://reddark.untone.uk/ )

    But the article is 3 days old. It seems many did not expect that much unity from subreddits going dark. 2.5 billion affected subscribers is quite something!

    I’m still in hopes they change their mind in light of recent events. Don’t think they will though.

    • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
      14·
      2 years ago

      2.5 billion affected *subscriptions

      Many are overlapping people’s subscriptions of course.

      • Derproid@beehaw.orgEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        Probably 95% of that is overlapping since one person being subbed to 20 participating subs is counted 20 times, and since some default and massive subs are participating there must be a ton of overlap.