This will be short lived since I see moderation tooling being pretty key in handling content at the scale Reddit does. The API changes will nuke those and not j

This will be short lived since I see moderation tooling being pretty key in handling content at the scale Reddit does. The API changes will nuke those and not just the user apps. It is also important to know that third party applications have yet to be shut down completely, most say they will be closing shop end of this month. Reddit is still benefiting and riding some of the "quality" it had before the shutdowns (think bots, automods, etc). I expect that will soon go away since the subreddits that aren't protesting are most likely still using third party tools to make moderation less arduous. Anyone who is intenting to exploit this does not yet have the opportunity. Reddit is claiming they will reconcile the current issues with their moderation tooling, but if the app is any reflection of their ability to provide quality software, I wouldn't hold my breath. So much to say: The true death of Reddit will be a slow one. The protest is just the first wave of their complications.