Reddit API Dispute Forces Shutdown of Popular Apollo App
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Apollo, the most popular third-party Reddit app, will shut down due to new API fees imposed by Reddit. The solo developer, Christian Selig, claims that the new API model would cost him $20 million per year just to run Apollo. Selig went public with the issues he was having with Reddit regarding the company's choice to start charging third-party developers for API access. The broad Reddit community is planning to protest Reddit's API changes with subreddits planning to "go dark" and temporarily shut down for a 48-hour period starting June 12.
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