It's a real shame that Reddit seems to care this little about the community that rather than making an effort to talk to developers and moderators and apologize for how this was handled, they'd rather just wall themselves off and and dare users to keep going. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759559/reddit-internal-memo-api-pricing-changes-steve-huffman
Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says in an internal memo that the latest protest over API changes “will pass.” He also warned employees about wearing Reddit items in public.

The Verge

No one is asking Reddit for the moon and the stars, just to listen to small changes.

Even Twitch, which made horrendous moves this month, recognized that the community is what gives their company any value at all, and responded in some capacity to make their users feel heard.

@christianselig
Reddit is part of the entertainment conglomerate, Condé Nast, which is turn owned by Advance Communications ($2.4B revenue in 2022).

(I’ve never understood the 2006 purchase.)

It’s still operated by the founders (2005), which is amazing. Who knows what pressures corporate are exerting?

EDIT: I did know about the IPO. 🤦🏼‍♀️