Apple-related subreddit /r/apple has gone dark in protest of Reddit’s upcoming API pricing changes affecting third-party Reddit apps. The subreddit is now private, meaning that users can no longer view or submit posts, and the moderators behind the community said it will remain that way for the next 48 hours, or potentially longer if necessary.
/r/apple is one of many subreddits that will be going dark over the next few days, alongside /r/videos, /r/gaming, /r/sports, /r/aww, and others. The organized blackout comes after Reddit announced expensive API pricing changes that threaten to put some third-party Reddit apps out of business. Christian Selig, developer of popular Reddit app Apollo, said he would owe Reddit around $20 million per year under
For more details, read the full story at MacRumors: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/11/apple-subreddit-goes-dark/
The post Protest against Reddit grows: Apple-related subreddit now private first appeared on WRAL TechWire.
Protest against Reddit grows: Apple-related subreddit now private first appeared on Web and IT News.