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Reddit to allow free API usage for moderation bots and tools
There was an announcement banner at the top of reddit about this which has since disappeared, if anyone can find the link please post it.
- 2Gkashmiri 3y agoso they want to help unpaid actors to spend more time doing unpaid work in moderating content on reddit and they have now granted exemption to tools those unpaid mods used to do their unpaid work. its brilliant. you don't have to pay any mod for all the work they do and with this announcement, reddit seems to show that how great they are at at allowing exemption.
- 8organicbits 3y agoDoes that even help? That's a huge reduction in userbase for third party apps, with little confidence reddit won't change their mind again.
- nofeelings 3y agoGood. Hopefully those who prefer 3rd party apps for other reasons move their communities to other sites to foster competition
- rmdes 3y agoSoft packpedalling for PR purposes because the backlash does cost reddit a lot, even just in bad PR
- dyingkneepad 3y agoDoes that mean I can create a random throwaway sub, become its mod, and then be able to freely use the API?
- ChildOfChaos 3y agoReddit is a website not an app. Reddit works great on desktop. I've never found the need for a Reddit App, not even the official one. But I understand the Moderators before third party tools to be able to do there job, so this seems like a great idea. Problem solved?
- comprev 3y agoReddit is a social media platform, not just a website. The browser is _one_ method by which you can interface with the data. Apps are another. API is another too.
- BizarroLand 3y agoI think the blackout isn't enough. Anyone that isn't being paid by Reddit to be a moderator should never undark their subreddits, and maybe that is extreme but it's silly that Reddit thinks it owns reddit and all of the work and posts that have been put on it.
- el_hacker 3y agohttps://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/16693988535309 https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/16693988535309