L4sBotYou Can't Look at Porn on Any Reddit Third-Party App Now
kvotheluit’s such a stupid thing. like reddit is not earning anything anyway if I am going there only for porn. like advertisers are not going to put ads in NSFW subs anyway. what’s the point of this change
The point of this is to:
- Reduce the number of API requests from whatever 3rd part apps are left; this reduces server load and costs.
- Coerce users into trying the 1st party app and tolerating it so they can watch NSFW content. This may cause some users to abandon the 3rd party app and just settle for the 1st party app.
I doubt it has much to do with advertising.
Number 1 isn’t correct. The API requests are still there whether it’s the official app or a third party app. I can’t say if it’s true but the Apollo developer, Christian, said the the official app uses more API calls then his app did.
You may have misinterpreted what I said; I probably wasn’t clear enough.
If NSFW content isn’t available through a 3rd party app, I’m assuming that usage will fall (as the user looks elsewhere), hence less overall API requests.
I’m not trying to say that because the API responses won’t contain as many NSFW posts, it’ll save data or anything (still sending a full “page” or responses at a time).