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Part of me finds it hilarious that if Reddit just straight up closed its API saying they didn’t want to support it anymore Twitter-style and Spez just shut up,
by WastingMyTime89 3y ago
Part of me finds it hilarious that if Reddit just straight up closed its API saying they didn’t want to support it anymore Twitter-style and Spez just shut up, they would most likely be in a far better position right now.
I don’t understand why they felt the need to engage so much with app providers and be so childish about the whole thing. They just had to assume they were yielding the power they have over the platform and that’s how things were going to be from on now, no long explanation needed. They could still be communicating this way actually and it would sound much more honest and serious that what they are doing currently.
As of now the whole thing is a master class in how not to communicate.
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- nielsbot 3y agoAlso--they keep talking about "we can't give our API away for ML training"... But couldn't they just say "If you're using this for ML you must pay us more" in their API contract? To me, this reason doesn't add up.
- Seattle3503 3y agoShutting down the API would kill moderator bots. Without the moderator bots, Reddit becomes a trash heap.
- WastingMyTime89 3y agoThey could have added an official moderation bot using a private API to the moderation tools in the same way they provide an official client.
- Jochim 3y agoThey've been promising better moderation tools for a decade. The whole incident is a result of comical levels of arrogance and incompetence.