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Why is this issue (API pricing) specifically important to reddit mods?

by dalbasal 3y ago

rawbot 3y ago
I read that most big subreddits use 3rd party tools to auto-moderate spam and such.
azernik 3y ago
Moderators use third party tools heavily; vanilla Reddit is not convenient for moderation workflows.
jeltz 3y ago
According to some moderators the official moderation tools are not good enough to handle large subreddits so many moderators use the third party tools.
iLoveOncall 3y ago
They claim it's because moderation tools are better on 3rd party apps, the truth is that they just don't want to see ads.
- lewisflude 3y ago
  Most moderators overwhelmingly rely on the utility function you get in 3rd party apps that isn't currently in the official app, so I genuinely believe this is one aspect of the protest. I could be wrong, but I genuinely can't see a situation where this amount of action is purely around seeing ads. Pretty unanimously, 3rd party app developers have said they'd happily show Reddit's ads in their feed, but Reddit never came out with this feature. I don't think any 3rd party app developer was expecting a free ride on Reddit's API forever. Pretty good read, you might have already read this: https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_w...
  - Kiro 3y ago
    What apps are they using for moderation? It's not Apollo.
    - lewisflude 3y ago
      I think from doing extremely light research, it seems pretty much _all_ the 3rd party apps are better for moderation than the default client. However it seems unanimously people tend to prefer to moderate on desktop. https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/orqnr2/recommendations_for_a_third_party_reddit_app_with/ https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/orqnr2/recommendat... https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/t5t9n2/whats_the_best_app_to_use_as_a_mod/ https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/t5t9n2/whats_the_b... https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/11w5ky3/a_review_of_apollos_moderation_tools_what_makes/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/11w5ky3/a_review...
  - iLoveOncall 3y ago
    Official numbers show that only 3% of moderation actions are performed via third-party apps, putting a definite nail in the coffin of that fabricated argument. https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_the_community_about_changes_to_our_api/ https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_...

Why is this issue (API pricing) specifically important to reddit mods?

rawbot 3y ago

I read that most big subreddits use 3rd party tools to auto-moderate spam and such.

azernik 3y ago

Moderators use third party tools heavily; vanilla Reddit is not convenient for moderation workflows.

jeltz 3y ago

According to some moderators the official moderation tools are not good enough to handle large subreddits so many moderators use the third party tools.

iLoveOncall 3y ago

They claim it's because moderation tools are better on 3rd party apps, the truth is that they just don't want to see ads.

lewisflude 3y ago
Most moderators overwhelmingly rely on the utility function you get in 3rd party apps that isn't currently in the official app, so I genuinely believe this is one aspect of the protest. I could be wrong, but I genuinely can't see a situation where this amount of action is purely around seeing ads. Pretty unanimously, 3rd party app developers have said they'd happily show Reddit's ads in their feed, but Reddit never came out with this feature. I don't think any 3rd party app developer was expecting a free ride on Reddit's API forever. Pretty good read, you might have already read this: https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_w...
- Kiro 3y ago
  What apps are they using for moderation? It's not Apollo.
  - lewisflude 3y ago
    I think from doing extremely light research, it seems pretty much _all_ the 3rd party apps are better for moderation than the default client. However it seems unanimously people tend to prefer to moderate on desktop. https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/orqnr2/recommendations_for_a_third_party_reddit_app_with/ https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/orqnr2/recommendat... https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/t5t9n2/whats_the_best_app_to_use_as_a_mod/ https://www.reddit.com/r/modhelp/comments/t5t9n2/whats_the_b... https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/11w5ky3/a_review_of_apollos_moderation_tools_what_makes/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/11w5ky3/a_review...
- iLoveOncall 3y ago
  Official numbers show that only 3% of moderation actions are performed via third-party apps, putting a definite nail in the coffin of that fabricated argument. https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_the_community_about_changes_to_our_api/ https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_...