2023-06-17
This is probably true, but even so Huffman could have given a longer runway to apps that have been operating within the status quo of the last decade
The Verge
Q&A with Steve Huffman: Reddit's API “was never designed to support third-party apps”, he didn't know how much they “were profiting off of our API”, and more
Another misstep in a comically badly executed policy change
NBC News
Steve Huffman praises Elon Musk's aggressive cost-cutting and layoffs at Twitter and says he saw Musk's handling of Twitter as an example for Reddit to follow
Steve Huffman said in an interview that Elon Musk's cost-cutting at Twitter was inspiring and that the two have chatted “a handful of times.”
This is probably true, but even so Huffman could have given a longer runway to apps that have been operating within the status quo of the last decade
NBC News
Steve Huffman praises Elon Musk's aggressive cost-cutting and layoffs at Twitter and says he saw Musk's handling of Twitter as an example for Reddit to follow
Steve Huffman said in an interview that Elon Musk's cost-cutting at Twitter was inspiring and that the two have chatted “a handful of times.”
Another misstep in a comically badly executed policy change
The Verge
Reddit messages some moderators of the communities participating in the API pricing change protest, looking for defectors “willing to work towards reopening”
2023-06-16
This is probably true, but even so Huffman could have given a longer runway to apps that have been operating within the status quo of the last decade
The Verge
Q&A: Steve Huffman says Reddit's API was “never designed to support third-party apps” and he didn't know how much the apps were “profiting off of our API”
Reddit is fighting for its soul. … Huffman has argued the changes are a business decision …