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• @verge @verge on x

  Reddit's users and moderators are pissed at its CEO https://www.theverge.com/... [image]

• r/gaming Dacvak on reddit

  /r/gaming will go dark on June 12th in protest of reddit's API changes

• r/pics r on reddit

  r/pics will go dark on June 12th in protest of Reddit's API changes that will kill 3rd party apps

• r/TrueAnon r on reddit

  Reddit's users and moderators are revolting against its CEO

• r/technews r on reddit

  Reddit's users and moderators are revolting against its CEO

• r/technology r on reddit

  Reddit's users and moderators are pissed at its CEO

• r/gadgets r on reddit

  Reddit's users and moderators are revolting against its CEO

• r/funny r on reddit

  Go to funny  —  Welcome to r/Funny, Reddit's largest humour depository.  —  Members  —  Online  —  •

• r/Music Teeravj on reddit

  Go to Music  —  [UPDATE] r/Music Will Close on June 12th Indefinitely Until Reddit Takes Back Their API Policy Change

• @jeffnolan Jeff Nolan on x

  Twitter leads, even after critics doom-scream 1) Twitter slashed headcount. Then everyone else followed 2) Launched Blue. Ridiculed. Then Facebook launched their own version 3) Restricted/charged for API... howls. Then Reddit did the same https://twitter.com/...

• @acemarke Mark Erikson on x

  I moderate the /r/reactjs subreddit. I just posted an announcement that we'll be shutting down the sub June 12-14 to join the protest against Reddit's API pricing changes and killing of 3rd-party apps: https://www.reddit.com/...

• @reddit_lies @reddit_lies on x

  Spez, the CEO of Reddit, doubles down on his accusations against @apolloreddit [image]

• @drewcoffman @drewcoffman on x

  pretty fascinating to see the CEO of Reddit (spez) confirm that API changes are largely driven by LLMs making data extremely valuable [image]

• @afstreamwatch @afstreamwatch on x

  Elon's move on Twitter really shook up a lot of the platforms. The API changes Reddit are trying to make, blatantly inspired by Musk, are causing absolute mayhem. The largest third party Reddit app, Apollo, will shut down as a result and while Reddit attempted to work with Apollo…

• @albedoa Corey Glynn on x

  the reddit AMA regarding the API changes is going about as well as you'd expect [image]

• @andrew_osu Andrew O'Hara on x

  If anyone wants the TL/DR of @Reddit's downfall: - Reddit introed new predatory API pricing for third-party apps as it approaches its IPO - As devs pushed back, Reddit got defensive - Reddit CEO Steve Huffman (Spez) slandered & made misleading statements about @apolloreddit... ht…

• @pipsqueak_tv @pipsqueak_tv on x

  The reddit AMA surround the API apocalypse has some gems in it [image]

• @film_girl Christina Warren on x

  @SnazzyLabs Imagine if he had just said, “hey, we're restricting API usage (outside of accessibility shit) to users who pay for Reddit Premium” and you know, NOT decided to go after devs who have managed to build a business. Reddit might have even made a little bit of money that …

• @papapishu @papapishu on x

  the reddit ama with the CEO is going as well as you'd expect lol https://www.reddit.com/...

• @rsgnl Joe Rossignol on x

  What an absolute dumpster fire for Reddit's CEO here: https://www.reddit.com/...

• @swyx @swyx on x

  ICYMI Reddit is melting down right now over @redditspez's handling of their API monetization: https://techcrunch.com/... I wonder how @yishan would've handled all this. This is perhaps the single most tone deaf thing I've seen since EA's infamous “pride and accomplishment” post […

• @karissabe Karissa Bell on x

  Reddit CEO Steve Huffman's AMA on the API chnages was supposed to start at 10:30 am but seems to be running behind.. comments are still locked as well so no one can drop questions yet (though there are clearly quite a few folks waiting to do so) [image]

• @sdw Sebastiaan de With on x

  Reddit's AMA with its CEO on their API (read: third party app killing) is a train wreck. These are remakes from their CEO. Why does Reddit consistently have such terrible leadership? Before this, Huffman had no public interactions with the community or website for 10 months. [ima…

• @rsgnl Joe Rossignol on x

  He implies that Apollo has been “taking the spotlight this week.” The word “taking” here is pretty infuriating. It's not like Christian wanted this. Just so disgusting. Fuck u/spez lol.

• @aaronp613 Aaron on x

  The way spez is treating @ChristianSelig is absolutely disgusting. Shame on Reddit [image]

• @snazzylabs @snazzylabs on x

  the ceo of reddit is an actual dumb little piggy boy [image]

• @rsgnl Joe Rossignol on x

  “I acknowledge it was a tight timeline.” This is such a lame answer. How about, you know, extending the timeline (at the very minimum) instead of doubling down on terrible decision making? No, it's just like “I acknowledge it's shitty, but too bad.”

• r/reddit spez on reddit

  Addressing the community about changes to our API

• r/dankchristianmemes r on reddit

  [DISCUSSION] Reddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA

• r/technology r on reddit

  Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defends API changes in AMA

• r/facepalm r on reddit

  Everything about this “AMA”

• @anildash.com Anil Dash on bluesky

  The Reddit one in particular is such an inexplicable own-goal.  They could have just said, “we're charging a lot to platforms that want to train their AI on Reddit posts” and people would have been *thrilled*.  Why kill 3rd party reading apps?  So foolish.  Even those, they could…

• @viticci@mastodon.macstories.net @viticci@mastodon.macstories.net on mastodon

  What else will be left to IPO once every subreddit has gone dark?  —  https://reddark.untone.uk/  When you upset a community-driven platform, you always get your comeuppance sooner than later.

• @buccocapital BuccoCapital Guy on x

  Reddit is walking a tightrope right now Need to choke out 3rd party apps to serve ads on core app Have now pissed off all their free labor (moderators) who are now revolting @benthompson put it well: “ The adventure that is the end of free money continues!”

• @rsgnl Joe Rossignol on x

  Incredible to watch the Reddit Blackout develop in real time here: https://reddark.untone.uk/ /r/apple /r/videos /r/gaming /r/sports /r/space /r/mildlyinteresting and so many subreddits are giving a giant middle finger to Reddit CEO Steve Huffman. And so many more every minute!

• @a85 Abhinav Asthana on x

  Sudden changes for your API will have disastrous effects on your community, partners, and your business. Reminds me of Twitter nuking their developer platform from a decade ago. https://www.theverge.com/... “The protests are happening over API changes that will force many... http…

• @artemr Artem Russakovskii on x

  The Reddit strike has begun, and there's a great site to track it. https://reddark.untone.uk/

• @ultrawide219 Albert Thomas on x

  Reddit is shutting down [image]

• @shittyrainbow6 @shittyrainbow6 on x

  The subreddit will be closed until further notice in protest against the recent decisions of @reddit, for more information: https://www.theverge.com/...

• @luke_metro @luke_metro on x

  I sincerely hope that Reddit doesn't become a case study in how raising tons of VC money can destroy an otherwise-functioning business https://twitter.com/...

• @monero @monero on x

  The r/Monero subreddit has gone dark in protest of Reddit's latest policy changes.

• @randfish Rand Fishkin on x

  I'm supporting the Reddit #Reddark protest this week (by not visiting or posting): https://www.theverge.com/... Reddit communities are awesome, but the leadership has made intolerable blunders since the API announcements that deserves a reckoning.

• @twostraws Paul Hudson on x

  Apologies for the interruption on r/swift, but Reddit needs a change in management. See https://reddark.untone.uk/ for the huge number of other subreddits going dark in support of @ChristianSelig 💪 [image]

• @randimason @randimason on x

  Watching the communities go dark and realizing yet again how many niches I'd never imagined are on this Internet thing. https://reddark.untone.uk/ https://twitter.com/...

• @jeremiahdjohns @jeremiahdjohns on x

  Seven of the top ten subreddits are now private or restricting any new posts in protest of reddit's API changes. /r/videos, which has more than 20 million subscribers, has vowed to go dark permanently if the changes are not rolled back.

• @halidecamera @halidecamera on x

  We have shut down our subreddit until Reddit does the right thing. We love seeing fellow developers join, too: Follow the subreddit shutdowns in real-time here: https://reddark.untone.uk/ https://twitter.com/...

• @austen Austen Allred on x

  I'm old enough to remember the last time Reddit “went dark.” I genuinely thought it would be the end of the site. *grabs popcorn*

• @frantzfries Chris Frantz on x

  Probably the biggest story in tech rn Reddit has been relying on an army of unpaid volunteers to moderate their platform. They mishandled API pricing and now they're losing control of their platform. You can watch the site go dark in real-time here https://reddark.untone.uk/

• @drilhistorian @drilhistorian on x

  if Reddit crashes and burns. may god let this be the one post to survive [image]

• @arrington Michael Arrington on x

  Reddit has gone to war with its own community, and the community just went on strike. Will be interesting to see who wins this. https://news.ycombinator.com/ ...

• @greentetra_ @greentetra_ on x

  livewatching the death of reddit. r/gaming has fallen. [image]

• @rohanirvine Rohan Irvine on x

  They're literally removing access to tools required to moderate the site without replacing any of them, and Christian from @apolloreddit continues to show how lovely he is while being defamed by a CEO who's official PR strategy is like a bunch 😅 https://www.theverge.com/...

• r/apolloapp Iamthatis on reddit

  As the subreddit blackout begins, I wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to the Reddit community and everyone standing up

• r/evansville r on reddit

  Are we going dark?

• r/nottheonion r on reddit

  Reddit's users and moderators are revolting against its CEO

• r/Quebec r on reddit

  Statut des sous-reddit virés privés

• r/madisonwi r on reddit

  Is r/MadisonWI joining the Reddit strike?

• r/hackernews r on reddit

  Reddit Strike Has Started

• r/apolloapp r on reddit

  Reddit communities to ‘go dark’ in protest over third-party app charges

• r/NoShitSherlock r on reddit

  Reddit's users and moderators are pissed at its CEO