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You know Reddit? A place where everyone posts anything he wants to, from videos, photos, cinema news, sports news, any news, sharing personal experience or asking advice because they don't have any. Dive into anything, that's the motto. There are also posts on #science and programming there, but there aren't many comments or posts there, compared with everyday stuff. #Mathematics had even less posts. So it's like LinkedIn but without purpose, purpose of building network and growing professionally (it hardly is, but it seems a good short description). And there is a blackout there because of the new access fees for users. Moderators protested against plans for platform to charge third-party developers for access to Reddit's data. Right, Reddit is going on strike. It was initially supposed to last 48 hours and now will continue, many threads will continue to be in blackout. Many volunteer moderators will maintain blackout indefinitely, though probably not everyone. Reddit Inc. says they pay themselves and need to monetise. See more on this here https://lnkd.in/eABGT-k6 Do you think Reddit should charge money for that, or charge money at all? Are actions of moderators justified? That madd me think about one thing, among other things. Everything that people do can be done in Internet now. Searching for a job, communicating, working, now there are strikes on a website. What's next? Will life in Internet substitute real life?

The fight between users and social media giants has started!!! On June 13, 2023, thousands of subreddits went private in protest of Reddit's decision to start charging third-party developers for access to its data starting in July. The blackout was organized by the r/ModSupport subreddit, which is a forum for moderators of Reddit communities. The moderators were upset that Reddit was planning to charge them for a service that they had been using for free for years. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman responded to the blackout by saying that the company was simply trying to "be fairly paid" for its API. He also said that Reddit was not planning to make any additional changes to its API policy. However, the moderators were not satisfied with this response and they vowed to continue the blackout until Reddit reversed its decision. The blackout lasted for two days and it had a significant impact on Reddit's traffic. According to data from SimilarWeb, Reddit's daily traffic dropped by 50% during the blackout. The blackout also caused a decline in Reddit's stock price. On June 15, 2023, Reddit announced that it would be delaying the implementation of its new API policy. The company said that it would be working with the moderators to come up with a solution that would be fair to both parties. https://lnkd.in/gn3BvcXV

You should go and see the AMA. A masterclass on how NOT to do it. The AMA is a complete disaster and shows SV arrogance and tone deafness. It also shows that you can be a CEO without grasping the value drivers.

Beginning from June 12, the reddit ‘going dark’ protest has started in response to the API pricing increase that will affect all third-party clients on the platform Dozens of Reddit communities have joined hands in protest against the platform’s API pricing increase, affecting third-party clients. The several dozen communities or ‘Sub-reddits’ have announced that they will be ‘going dark’ after June 12. Here the word ‘going dark’ means to completely leave the platform for one or two days or even forever if Reddit refuses to change its new API pricing. Determined to change Reddit’s new policy, users are going as far as asking other redditors to join them in their ‘going dark’ protest and even leaving negative reviews about the application on the Google Play and Apple Stores. Some of the most famous third party applications on Reddit; Apollo, Narwhal and Reddit is Fun are used and loved by millions of Reddit users, however these platforms have now announced that they will no longer be able to afford the massive API fees being charged by Reddit and might have to shut down. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dkeY225S #reddit #changes

https://lnkd.in/eYqD5wGk Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’ In an internal memo sent Monday afternoon to Reddit staff, CEO Steve Huffman addressed the recent blowback directed at the company, telling employees to block out the “noise” and that the ongoing blackout of thousands of subreddits will eventually pass.The memo, a copy of which was obtained by The Verge, is in response to popular subreddits going dark this week in protest of the company’s increased API pricing for third-party apps. Some of the most popular Reddit clients say the bill for keeping their apps up and running could cost them millions of dollars a year. More than 8,000 Reddit communities have gone dark in protest, and while many plan to open up again on Wednesday, some have said they’ll stay private indefinitely until Reddit makes changes.Huffman says the blackout hasn’t had “significant revenue impact” and that the company anticipates that many of the subreddits will come back online by Wednesday. “There’s a lot of noise with this one. Among the noisiest we’ve seen. Please know that our teams are on it, and like all blowups on Reddit, this one will pass as well,” the memo reads. “We absolutely must ship what we said...

Thousands of subreddits have gone dark in protest of upcoming API changes that will charge some third-party apps for continued use. The new fees are part of broader changes to Reddit’s API, or application programming interface, that the company announced recently. The blackout, which began Monday, has resulted in nearly 9,000 subreddits going dark and more than 4,000 remaining dark on Friday, including communities with tens of millions of subscribers. Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, says that supporting high-usage third-party developers to access its data is too expensive, and the company is not changing course. https://lnkd.in/g3yBhVBE

🚫 Reddit Blackout 🚫 Understanding the Controversial API Access Charge Something big is happening in the Reddit community today. Numerous subreddits have shut down in protest against the controversial plan to charge for access to Reddit's API. This move threatens to eliminate several third-party apps that rely on the API, disrupting the vibrant ecosystem of user-generated content. 🔍 What's happening:  ➡️ Many subreddits have gone private, blocking user access and comments, to show their disagreement with the API access charges. ➡️ Subreddits involved in the protest include r/funny, r/aww, r/gaming, r/music, r/gadgets, and even r/nba during the NBA finals. ➡️ Reddark, a tracking site, reports that 7,177 subreddits have gone dark, while others have switched to read-only mode or expressed opposition to the API change. ⚡ Why it matters:  ➡️ Reddit's API allows third-party apps to interact with the platform, but the new pricing structure will charge $0.24 per 1,000 API calls for high-volume access. ➡️ The API change threatens the viability of third-party apps like Apollo, which would cost $20 million per year to operate under the new pricing. ➡️ Moderators also raise concerns about the impact on third-party tools used to moderate the platform effectively. 📢 The community's voice: ➡️ The protest message from r/jokes highlights that Reddit should prioritize long-term viability over short-lived gains. ➡️ Moderators from r/pics stress the need for effective moderation tools and the freedom to choose how they access Reddit, warning that contributors may leave if these concerns aren't addressed. While Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has stood firm on the API changes, the protest demonstrates the strong opposition within the community. The battle for open access to the API and the future of third-party apps hangs in the balance. Share your views on this!! Follow Raj Kuwar for latest tech insights!! #OpenAPI #RedditProtest #CommunityPower #redditblackout

The Reddit blackout protest is showing how important user-generated content is.   8,000 subreddits with millions and millions of followers have gone dark to protest changes to Reddit's API pricing, which is putting some third-party developers out of business.   Now, imagine you're someone looking for tips on how to beat the new Zelda game.   Without Reddit and the communities producing UGC, you will most likely have to rely on publisher-generated content created by a small group of individuals, most likely a gaming website. This means you are getting less information, with a less authentic feel and higher bias.   UGC enables users to pool knowledge, build credibility and is the foundation on which online communities are built. Without it, they simply can't function. As the protests continue, it will be interesting to see how the content tap being turned off and the changes to the API pricing affect Reddit's business/brand reputation over the next few weeks.   https://lnkd.in/eXMT9fCg   #reddit #ugc #technews #usergeneratedcontent #redditprotests

https://lnkd.in/eSyUmaQm Reddit says it won’t overrule mods and force subreddits back open We just spoke to Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and he’s not backing down. He seems to think third-party apps were a mistake. But Reddit is also pledging that it will respect the subreddit blackout where thousands of subreddits are currently staying dark. “We are not shutting down discussions or unilaterally reopening communities,” reads a line from a “Reddit API Fact Sheet” that the company shared with The Verge. RelatedReddit CEO Steve Huffman: Reddit ‘was never designed to support third-party apps’In our interview, Huffman told us that he sees Reddit as a “democratic living organism created by its users.”“Every once in a while in cities, there’s a protest. And I think that’s what we’re seeing exactly right now. We, even in disagreement, we appreciate that users can care enough to protest on Reddit can protest on Reddit and then our platform is really resilient enough to survive these things,” he told my colleague Jay Peters.“Dissent, debate, and discussions are foundational parts of Reddit. We respect our communities’ ability to protest as long as mods follow our Moderator Code of Conduct,” reads another part of the fact sheet...

Louis Rossman made a very telling point discussing reddit "going dark" for 2 days: if you want to get the attention of the management at reddit, throwing a tantrum for 2 days isn't going to effect any change. It shows them that they can announce a plan to charge "f**k you" prices to access their API, and that the worst that will happen is that a fraction of the userbase will make noise for a couple of days, then come back and get back to business as usual. They may lose a few hundred thousand eyeballs worth of traffic, but in the grand scheme it won't affect the bottom line that negatively. To get their attention in a meaningful way, there has to be an exodus off of reddit to some other platform that charges more reasonable API access fees. reddit management is banking on their userbases' laziness and inertia to keep things going once the API changes actually take effect. Link here: https://lnkd.in/e6UpGxQA