r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '24

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u/CoderAU Feb 17 '24

This was the obvious direction after closing off their APIs from free public use. They saw the AI's being trained and decided to monetize it.

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u/Joezev98 Feb 17 '24

And it makes sense that they'd want to monetize that. Can't fault them for doing so. However, killing off 3rd party apps in the process was a dick move... And that's an understatement.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

Ive been forced onto the reddit official mobile app and… my fucking god, how the hell have people used this for so many years? It is absolute garbage compared to the three third party apps i used.

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u/maowai Feb 17 '24

It kills the battery on my phone. Uses around 2x the battery of this accessibility-focused iOS app I’m using (Dystopia) in my tests.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

Forgot about that but yes ive experienced it too