Reddit's API pricing changes cause widespread blackout and outage.

Thousands of subreddits went dark in protest of Reddit's controversial API pricing hike, causing instability and a three-hour outage for the site. Over 7,000 subreddits have joined the protest, with some having tens of millions of subscribers. The protests are against how much Reddit will charge to access its API, which used to be free. Reddit has insisted it should be "fairly paid" to support third-party apps and is giving a free pass to apps that address accessibility needs. However, skepticism persists about Reddit's intentions towards third-party apps.