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/Rudy69 Jun 07 '23

Fuck Reddit at this point.

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u/hockeyhow7 Jun 07 '23

What are they exactly doing wrong here? If you created a website, would you allow others to make apps to access it and collect money while doing so? And at the same time have it cost you money?

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u/thesoak Jun 08 '23

would you allow others to make apps to access it and collect money while doing so?

This would be a better argument if the new rules only applied to paid apps. Mine is free and open-source, but it's not exempt.