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If it was that expensive to host the API, they wouldn't have done it for over a decade. Reddit's popularity was at least partially built on the labor of 3rd par
by fkyoureadthedoc 3y ago
If it was that expensive to host the API, they wouldn't have done it for over a decade. Reddit's popularity was at least partially built on the labor of 3rd party devs building mobile apps, moderation tools, useful bots, all types of stuff.
The bottom line is they'll happily pull the rug from under those 3rd party devs if it means they can pump their numbers for their IPO.
- compiler-guy 3y agoMultiple LLMs scraping all of reddit is a far different deal than how the APIs were used in the past. Small cost x moderate usage = moderate cost Small cost x overthetop usage = overthetop cost What they should do is really hammer the LLMs.
- wkat4242 3y agoThey could just block them if they want. Can't be that hard. I think this is more about the IPO and inflating figures.