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I honestly didn't expect this from Reddit. It seems like investors are really tightening their grip and they are banning subreddits and long-time users who oppo

by dom96 3y ago

I honestly didn't expect this from Reddit. It seems like investors are really tightening their grip and they are banning subreddits and long-time users who oppose these changes left and right. I built a free API emulating the Reddit API[1]. It was returning the same data as the existing publicly accessible .json endpoints on reddit.com (for example https://www.reddit.com/r/Save3rdPartyApps.json https://www.reddit.com/r/Save3rdPartyApps.json). They not only blocked my requests, but also banned the subreddit I created and my 13 years old personal Reddit account (permanently!). 1 - https://api.reddiw.com https://api.reddiw.com

thefourthchime 3y ago
Wow, that’s a low blow. These guys seem to hate their fan base.
- bink 3y ago
  I don't know of any site that will allow someone to set up a "secondary" API where they proxy all user requests, especially if they're using a variation of a trademark.
  - sillysaurusx 3y ago
    That wasn’t the low blow they were referring to. Sending a C&D is standard. Banning a 13 year account isn’t.
  - aprilnya 3y ago
    yeah but deleting the creator’s account is uncool
MicropenisMike 3y ago
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Double_a_92 3y ago
I like the message is You have been banned "for breaking reddit." Not the reddit terms and conditions, just reddit itself :D
collaborative 3y ago
Would be cool to have a "federated" group of people offering their endpoints to route things like this API. With enough of them, they wouldn't be able to block it. Actually now that that I think of it, we could already use the Tor network for this
moneywoes 3y ago
How did they block your requests, your ip from server? Can an app use a users ip?
- 93po 3y ago
  The api requires authentication. They banned the account
  - dom96 3y ago
    Nope. My site doesn't use their API at all. Reddit's .json endpoints also don't require authentication (I don't actually use them either). They actually banned the user agent, which I made unique and forthcoming (literally `web:reddiw.com v0.1 (by /u/dom96)`). I tested and changing anything in that user agent bypasses the block. So I could easily work around it, I am giving them a chance to unsuspend my account though.
    - 93po 3y ago
      my mistake
slantaclaus 3y ago
They want to go public, have wanted to go public for about 2 years now but when the market got soft and started demanding income more they’re trying to juice those numbers before they IPO. I don’t really use Reddit anymore anyway, but that is what is driving these decisions I think. Kind of basic commentary but this has a lot to do with upcoming IPO

by dom96 3y ago

thefourthchime 3y ago

Wow, that’s a low blow. These guys seem to hate their fan base.

bink 3y ago
I don't know of any site that will allow someone to set up a "secondary" API where they proxy all user requests, especially if they're using a variation of a trademark.
- sillysaurusx 3y ago
  That wasn’t the low blow they were referring to. Sending a C&D is standard. Banning a 13 year account isn’t.
- aprilnya 3y ago
  yeah but deleting the creator’s account is uncool

MicropenisMike 3y ago

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Double_a_92 3y ago

I like the message is You have been banned "for breaking reddit." Not the reddit terms and conditions, just reddit itself :D

collaborative 3y ago

Would be cool to have a "federated" group of people offering their endpoints to route things like this API. With enough of them, they wouldn't be able to block it. Actually now that that I think of it, we could already use the Tor network for this

moneywoes 3y ago

How did they block your requests, your ip from server? Can an app use a users ip?

93po 3y ago
The api requires authentication. They banned the account
- dom96 3y ago
  Nope. My site doesn't use their API at all. Reddit's .json endpoints also don't require authentication (I don't actually use them either). They actually banned the user agent, which I made unique and forthcoming (literally `web:reddiw.com v0.1 (by /u/dom96)`). I tested and changing anything in that user agent bypasses the block. So I could easily work around it, I am giving them a chance to unsuspend my account though.
  - 93po 3y ago
    my mistake

slantaclaus 3y ago

They want to go public, have wanted to go public for about 2 years now but when the market got soft and started demanding income more they’re trying to juice those numbers before they IPO. I don’t really use Reddit anymore anyway, but that is what is driving these decisions I think. Kind of basic commentary but this has a lot to do with upcoming IPO