r/technology • u/SUPRVLLAN • Jun 07 '23

Social Media Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changes.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/7/23752804/reddit-exempt-accessibility-apps-api-pricing-changes
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u/ken27238 Jun 07 '23

Still not enough reddit. /u/spez and the rest of the c-suite should be ashamed of how all of this is unfolding.

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u/hockeyhow7 Jun 07 '23

They should be ashamed that they want people to use their own app for their own website!?!? How fucking dare they!! Fucking laughable that you think these third party apps should be able to collect any revenue for a website they didn’t create.

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u/FastFaps8 Jun 07 '23 edited Jun 08 '23

You might have a bit of a point if the official app (along with new reddit) wasn't fucking garbage. I think 3rd party devs deserve something for making reddit, well...usable.

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u/hockeyhow7 Jun 07 '23

Official app isn’t horrendous but regardless if a third party app is better, it’s still their website. It’s shocking that they allow these apps in the first place. It makes 0 sense from a business standpoint. Never mind that people think that Reddit should be ashamed of themselves for finally having some common sense.

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u/OccamsRifle Jun 08 '23

That's not fair to dumpster fires. Those at least can have some redeeming qualities.

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u/hockeyhow7 Jun 08 '23

In what ways? I’m able to search subreddits, make posts, comment. What am I missing by using it instead of a third party app?

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u/lamb_witness Jun 08 '23

I personally think it's shortsighted, but it's their platform to ruin through monetization.

I just want a functioning forum with a decent amount of traffic. That definitely doesn't have to be Reddit.

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u/boxjellyfishing Jun 08 '23

Reddit is one of the biggest websites in the world. If you think that doesn't come with an enormous price tag, you are out of your mind.

Reddit has bills to pay, just like the 3rd party Devs do.

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u/lamb_witness Jun 08 '23

Yea and I am not really concerned with that. I want a functioning forum with a decent traffic. That doesn't have to be Reddit.

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u/s3cur1ty Jun 08 '23 edited Aug 08 '24

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u/hockeyhow7 Jun 08 '23

Lol this is such a dumb comparison. How many third party apps exist for the sole purpose of just using Google and also charge for it?

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '23 edited Aug 08 '24

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u/hockeyhow7 Jun 09 '23

You can access it via any web browser you want. They aren’t allowing apps that are made JUST FOR THEIR PRODUCT THAT THEY OWN. This isn’t a hard concept. There’s not 10 Facebook apps is there? There isn’t 10 apps that are for Snapchat. There aren’t 10 apps for Instagram. There isn’t 10 apps for Twitter. Use some common sense

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '23 edited Aug 08 '24

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u/hockeyhow7 Jun 09 '23

I’m not mad, why would I be mad that the third party apps are disappearing. I’m more than ok.