dirtmayorJun 16, 2023

TechCrunch shouted out Lemmy and Kbin in their Reddit coverage today: Reddit CEO lashes out on protests, moderators and third-party apps

https://beehaw.org/post/589656

TechCrunch shouted out Lemmy and Kbin in their Reddit coverage today: Reddit CEO lashes out on protests, moderators and third-party apps - Beehaw

From the article: In response to Huffman’s comments, moderators are trying to find ways to make blackouts effective. Alternatively, some communities are also setting up servers on alternative sites like Lemmy and Kbin.

Show threadLordofCandyJun 16, 2023
I just hate that Spez continues to act like 3rd parties didn't offer or cite reasonable examples and costs for api access. No one was saying cost was not an option but it was a ludicrous cost and an amazingly short timeline that started the whole fiasco.
Show threadtreadfulJun 16, 2023
As a user, I would have even shouldered my own cost. $2.50/mo for a no ad experience on the app I prefer? Seems reasonable.
Show threadLewsTherinTelescope
I mean, that is a thing apps could have done to resolve the situation, the fact they chose not to take that route wasn't Reddit's decision. (Not that I blame devs for not wanting to play ball after seeing how Reddit's team slandered the Apollo dev, that was inexcusable and likely burned a lot of bridges. I wouldn't want to negotiate with them either.)
Jun 16, 2023 at 10:55pmWeb
Show threadsoilingJun 16, 2023
it would have been a fundamental and seismic change in the apps though, because users would have to supply their own API key, forcing them to stay signed in with one account only. or set up some kind of credit system to use the app's original API key, but that would be a nightmare to maintain for solo devs already doing a lot