The Reddit blackout, explained: Why thousands of subreddits are protesting third-party app charges

The Reddit blackout, explained: Why thousands of subreddits are protesting third-party app charges

a year ago
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https://apnews.com/article/reddit-blackout-api-91f60aaec2eaf7cd0e3751e2fb3dd653

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of Reddit discussion forums have gone dark this week to protest a new policy that will charge some third-party apps to access data on the site, leading to worries about content moderation and accessibility.

“Reddit is killing third-party applications (and itself)," multiple subreddits wrote in posts seen on the platform's homepage this week.