Reddit this week.
What they should do: Step back, ask for forgiveness and announce “free" API access but only for their Premium sub. Would end the strike, increase revenue and still kneecap 3rd party apps.
What they'll probably do: Nothing.
What they may do: Something that’s really stupid.
What I have the popcorn ready for: Mass takeover of subreddits, followed by announcement of a move towards AI based mods.
@paul I could stomach the API acces being tied to premium. Then I could have access to multiple apps across iOS and Android and not feel like I’d be paying multiple times for the API access.
Not ideal, but seems better. Unsure why as a business Reddit seems keen to push the cost onto devs to handle too, which puts third parties between Reddit and its users. Handing off user mgmt can really hurt down the line. Eg future prices changes, handling the subscription and it’s messaging is much safer.
Paul Haddad 
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