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It’s not a requirement now. I meant that there would be new legislation to expand ADA to cover API requirements. APIs aren’t expensive to implement, but they r
by prepend 3y ago
It’s not a requirement now. I meant that there would be new legislation to expand ADA to cover API requirements.
APIs aren’t expensive to implement, but they reduce revenue since people bypass ads and weaken moats as data is more portable. Companies are choosing to drop and not build because of revenue, not cost.
- Loughla 3y agoSo the problem with that is that (a) it requires a full update or amendments to the ADA, and (b) it requires legislators to understand what an API i and what it does. For point (a): We went from 1990 to 2008 before the ADA was last amended. So, according to that precedent, we will be waiting until 2026 or so. I guess that's not too bad. But my money says it's 2040+ before we see that amended again. For point (b): It feels like this one may be like asking if you can lick a rainbow.