Reddit Faces Backlash Over Plan to Eliminate Third-Party Apps.
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Reddit's plan to charge third-party apps millions of dollars in API fees has sparked widespread protests, with hundreds of subreddits planning to go dark for 48 hours on June 12. The move could kill off many third-party apps, including popular iOS client Apollo, which is facing a $20 million-a-year bill. Reddit's API pricing is far above what other sites charge, and the terms also require blocking ads in third-party apps, which make up the majority of revenue for some apps. The protest calls for a pricing decrease "by a factor of 15 to 20."
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- Major subreddit admins are going to war with Reddit over monetization changes that will kill many third-party apps PC Gamer
- Reddit communities are 'going dark' to protest changes that would hurt third-party apps Engadget
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