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> If I pay Reddit $50/yr why would they care what app I use? Then why is that not an option? The narrative that they want more tracking and control makes sense
by Semaphor 3y ago
> If I pay Reddit $50/yr why would they care what app I use?
Then why is that not an option? The narrative that they want more tracking and control makes sense with the facts we have.
- paxys 3y agoThat is an option, considering Reddit is charging third party developers the equivalent of ~$2.5/mo per user for API access, so the tracking argument already goes out of the window. They are already giving up control, for a very low price too, but just implementing it in the most brain dead way possible.
- Semaphor 3y agoThat is what the 3rd party dev has to implement, Reddit already has a premium feature, but there is no api-unlock, there is just dev payments. That’s a big part of the issue. If people paying Reddit would unlock api access, most issues would disappear.
- Eisenstein 3y agoEvery reddit account gets API access with OAth. No payment needed.
- Semaphor 3y agoUh, no, that’s the upcoming change.
- Eisenstein 3y agoSorry friend, you are incorrect. * https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/13wshdp/api_update_continued_access_to_our_api_for/ https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/13wshdp/api_update... "If you are using OAuth for authentication: 100 queries per minute per OAuth client id If you are not using OAuth for authentication: 10 queries per minute"
- Semaphor 3y agoWait, what? This is news to me. Why is this not mentioned anywhere? How does this not solve this for almost everyone? I already authenticate through oAuth anyway, wouldn’t this then just require inputting my own API key? edit: Ah, it also requires applying for an API key on their support website which may or may not be granted to you by Reddit and might take some amount of time. That is not comparable to having proper API access.
- Semaphor 3y agoAnd even worse, it’s not clear you are even allowed to use your own API access with a third party API, the ToS might forbid that as it’s not your (the person requesting the API key) app you are using it for, but someone else. That would make the whole thing completely useless.