The big guys keep interfering with lawsuits and disputes over contracts. They'll probably delay the thing by a decade.

You don't legally have to stop and show your receipt (except Costco). I have a friend that pont blank tells them "nah" every time. Catch is, security can legally detain you if they really suspect something.
For me it's not worth the hassle and I just show them with an annoying look.

The app still works for me. But I've been hearing Reddit has shut down the old mod API token, but not the regular token yet. So that might explain a little. However, RedReader was granted accessibility exemption so who knows what's going on.

It's always about Money.

That's basically what /interestingasfuck is doing. Anything goes within global rules.