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Reddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Dark (uk.pcmag.com)

submitted 3 years ago by 0485919158191@lemmy.world to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

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[–] quantumantics@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Since I don't see a link to it in the discussion, here's an internal email from yesterday that has made its way to the Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759559/reddit-internal-memo-api-pricing-changes-steve-huffman

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[–] AnotherBoredSlug@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Glad to know we're just 'noise', lol.

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[–] Ryumast3r@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago

One minute our content (through the API) is "very valuable" and "needs to be monetized". The next we're just "noise".

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[–] lvl100magikarp@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago

If you can't be monetized, you're just noise. They don't see their community as people, they see them as data to be harvested and eyes to be advertised to.

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[–] jcb2016@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago

Dam this makes my blood boil. My sub went dark for no reason!!

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[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago

Huffman says the blackout hasn’t had “significant revenue impact”

lol it's hard to do that when you aren't making any money, Steve.

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