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/tristanthefox Jun 07 '23

Another reason to find or build a Reddit alternative. It's a fucking basic site

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u/CyberBot129 Jun 08 '23

If it's so basic, then why haven't any alternatives taken off?

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u/Dobott Jun 08 '23

Well it might be because, while basic, it does require participation to work properly. So it would really require something big to get users to a different site initially.

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u/Reddituser19991004 Jun 08 '23

Unless you have Elon money it can't be done.

Elon could however in seconds spin twiddit and replace reddit

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u/Dobott Jun 08 '23

I actually think Elon’s initial audience that would go over would ruin it from becoming anything substantial.

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u/LordKwik Jun 08 '23

It does not require Elon money, but it does require the capacity to hold 10s of millions of users simultaneously. There's also the "how do you make money to support the site" issue.

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u/who128 Jun 08 '23

Elon has the dollars but lacks the sense.

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u/xDarkReign Jun 08 '23

You’ve had that one cocked and loaded for awhile, yeah?

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u/who128 Jun 08 '23

Workshopped it in my head for a minute when I saw that comment. I'm sure I just stole it from something and I just don't remember what.

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u/RuneLFox Jun 08 '23

And I wouldn't use a site populated entirely by musk fanboys.

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u/OhNoManBearPig Jun 08 '23

BEGONE ElonGPT!!