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... then require apps to show ads to users that don't pay reddit for ad-free access?

• dmix 3y ago
  What does this look like in practice? Reddit devs extend their ad platform into the API and then make a mandatory design guideline, which they require with whatever app has x API demand level? I guess the Reddit premium users just have to use Reddit apps to get it ad free?
  • detaro 3y ago
    > What does this look like in practice? Reddit devs extend their ad platform into the API and then make a mandatory design guideline, which they require with whatever app has x userbase? Pretty much. Long tail of tiny-userbase clients probably doesn't matter that much, I suspect a small number of apps that can reasonably be spot-checked if it complies is the vast majority of traffic. > I guess the Reddit premium users just have to use Reddit apps to get it ad free? No reason third-party apps couldn't be allowed to be ad-free for premium users too. (or if the API is explicitly pushing "show ad URL X to user in this context" the API can take care of adjusting that)