API pricing protests caused Reddit to crash for 3 hours
Thousands of subreddits going dark broke Reddit's website, mobile app.
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Thousands of subreddits going dark broke Reddit's website, mobile app.
I can’t see anything in Reddit’s AMA with CEO Steve Huffman about the API changes to indicate that it’s over, but Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt tells me that it’s done. Based on Reddit’s stickied comment, Huffman answered 14 questions, while a few other admins jumped in with seven replies. As of this writing, the AMA had more than 16,000 comments.
The recent changes Reddit made to its API pricing has left some third-party app developers in chaos, however, some developers — specifically, of apps
Social discussion forum Reddit is reportedly changing its controversial new API pricing terms for the creators of some accessibility-focused apps, provided they do not monetise their service.As long as those apps are noncommercial and ...
Reduces roles, charges for API access, employees and users unhappy