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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is fighting a losing battle against the site's moderators (qz.com)
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The company wants to charge for API access. Its volunteer moderators have other ideas

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

There is another point you are missing. Reddit uses browser fingerprinting to doxx and identify it's user base so that they can bin your data properly when they sell it. Third party apps thwart this effort as they can't tie your account to somebody who logs into the web site or uses their app.