![]() ![]() Selig in particular has, according to Ars Technica, “come to terms with over the last weeks,” citing “deteriorating” conversations with Reddit ending in an “ugly point”.Īrs Technica also makes a salient point about Reddit’s thuggish pricing: Where sites such as Imgur charge a mere $166 per 50 million API requests, Reddit is looking for $12,000. The solidarity with third-party Reddit browsers, including Apollo, Reddit is Fun, Sync and ReddPlanet, may seem unexpected however, these platforms have been users’ content-viewing methods of choice for years due to Reddit’s official app launching far after the desktop site gained immense popularity.īBC reports that all four of the aforementioned browsers will, of their own admission, be forced to shut down if Reddit requires them to pay for the API on such short notice. These charges would go into effect at the end of June, leaving app developers with less than a month to prepare for what many consider to be outrageously pricey fees. ![]() According to one app’s developer, Christian Selig, the price to continue running Apollo–a popular third-party content browser–would total around $20 million. The blackout will last for the next 48 hours, with participating subreddits remaining private until then some communities may stay silent even longer pending action from Reddit.Īmong those protesting are subreddits such as r/gaming, r/aww, r/Music, r/todayilearned and r/pics, which, according to BBC, comprise half of the 10 most popular subreddits on the platform, each containing over 30 million users who will be unable to access the pertinent content during the blackout.Īt the core of the conflict is Reddit’s sudden push to charge third-party app developers for access to the Reddit API, which is what these browsers use to find and display Reddit content in their respective apps. Around 3500 subreddits are participating in a blackout today in protest of Reddit’s decision to impose severe fees on third-party Reddit browsing apps. ![]()
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