Reddit's API Changes Spark Shutdown of Popular Third-Party Apps
The protest against Reddit's API changes continues as r/pics, a subreddit with over 30 million members, officially marks itself NSFW, preventing advertisements from appearing alongside posts. The protest started in mid-June when thousands of subreddits participated in a blackout to oppose Reddit's plans to charge for API access. Third-party apps like Apollo have shut down due to the changes. Other subreddits are also protesting in creative ways, such as r/videos only allowing posts with text descriptions of videos and r/funny having an open letter to Reddit pinned at the top.