serenitynotJun 11, 2023

Reddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Dark

https://beehaw.org/post/506094

Reddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Dark - Beehaw

‘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.

Show threadPaper_Luigi
Nobody asked Reddit to start hosting images and videos. If you want to turn a profit, maybe stop doing that? I think Spez comes out as very despicable in this whole situation.
Jun 12, 2023 at 9:20pmWeb
Show threadEldritchJun 12, 2023
Doubly so considering it was a redditor That started imgur specifically to handle this. It was a completely self-inflicted wound.
Show threadoldindianmonkJun 13, 2023
And imgur charges Apollo's dev $166 for the same amount of load reddit asked $20m for
Show threadhydrosanJun 12, 2023
They want to own it all without 3rd parties