All articles tagged with #subreddits
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
Reddit is introducing tools for businesses to track mentions of their brands in subreddits, as it prepares for its IPO, allowing companies to establish a more active presence on the platform.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Slashdot
Three major subreddits, r/aww, r/pics, and r/videos, have ended their protest against Reddit's API changes, which initially led to the adoption of rules requiring content featuring John Oliver. While some smaller subreddits are still dark, the protest has largely waned, with only r/fitness remaining as a major protesting subreddit. Despite the end of the protest, many users remain disgruntled with Reddit's handling of the API changes.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Three of Reddit's largest communities, r/aww, r/pics, and r/videos, have shifted their focus away from John Oliver as a form of protest against Reddit's API pricing. While r/aww initially voted for the John Oliver rule, the passion for the protest has waned, and the subreddit has returned to its previous state. r/pics and r/videos have also removed their connections to John Oliver, with r/videos reverting to its original rules after a temporary profanity rule. However, r/gifs remains focused on John Oliver, although there have been few recent posts. Despite some subreddits reopening, over 1,800 subreddits are still private in protest.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Slashdot
Reddit has issued "final warnings" to subreddits that allowed NSFW content as a protest against the company's advertising practices. The warnings were sent to subreddits such as r/PICs, r/Military, r/dndmemes, and r/JustNoMil, threatening action against volunteer moderators if they fail to remove the NSFW label. However, the moderators of r/PICs argue that their subreddit should be considered NSFW based on Reddit's policies.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by PCMag
Reddit has issued "final warnings" to subreddits that allowed NSFW content as a protest against the company's advertising business. The warnings threaten to remove volunteer moderators if the NSFW labeling is not corrected. NSFW subreddits are prohibited from serving ads according to Reddit's rules, which affects the platform's revenue. Some subreddits received similar warnings without the threat of moderator removal. Reddit has previously cracked down on subreddits allowing NSFW content. The warnings have caused some subreddits to stop operating as NSFW, while others argue that they are not in violation of the rules.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Mashable
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.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Quartz
Reddit moderators who participated in the protest against aggressive API charges are being pressured to reopen their subreddits or risk losing their status. Some subreddits have already been forced to reopen, while others are finding creative ways to comply with the orders while still protesting. The trust between moderators and Reddit has eroded, leading to an open letter from moderators of various communities. The API changes and protests have caused thousands of subreddits to go private, and third-party apps are facing high pricing that may drive them out of business.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Reddit is pressuring moderators who have set their subreddits to private to reopen their communities, giving them deadlines to lay out their plans for reopening. The company has stated that the communities cannot remain closed and has warned of potential repercussions if the moderators do not comply. While some subreddits have switched to restricted mode, allowing users to view posts but only certain users to post or comment, Reddit is now urging those still in private mode to change their settings. The company's new rhetoric suggests a re-evaluation of its approach to reopening communities.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Slashdot
Thousands of subreddits, including some with over 20 million subscribers, remain dark as user protests against Reddit's plan to charge new fees to access its content enter their third week. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said he regretted that developers were surprised by the company's pricing changes and wished he had been more upfront about how the changes would affect them. Huffman added that the community revolt was a part of what made Reddit Reddit and said he and his team planned to continue engaging with top moderators who were upset with the changes.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by BBC
Reddit users are protesting against the introduction of controversial charges to developers of third-party apps, which are used to browse the social media platform. As a result, some of the biggest subreddits have held votes resulting in the communities being dedicated to British comedian John Oliver. Moderators of the r/pics subreddit said that while its rules now only allowed users to post pictures of John Oliver "looking sexy", in effect any picture of the comedian was allowed "because John Oliver is always sexy".
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Mashable
Three major subreddits on Reddit, r/pics, r/gifs, and r/aww, have relaunched with only images of comedian John Oliver as a direct shot at Reddit's CEO amid the widespread protest against the company's new policy. The moderators of those subreddits held a vote and decided to post pics of John Oliver instead of going back to normal. The subreddits are now entirely filled with pics of Oliver, which is wonderfully hilarious.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Two of the largest subreddits, r/pics and r/gifs, have reopened with new rules that only allow posts about comedian John Oliver after going dark as part of the ongoing protests towards Reddit. The new rules were put in place after a poll of users. Over 4,000 subreddits are still dark, but many have reopened in recent days. Some are reopening under duress, and moderators have voiced their concerns over Reddit's "threatening behavior." John Oliver encouraged the subreddits on Twitter and even gave them some fodder.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Mashable
Reddit's CEO downplayed the impact of the recent API protests, stating that "this one will pass." However, the protest may not end when the initial 48-hours are up, as more than 8,400 subreddits have gone private in protest. The company's plans to charge exorbitant fees to developers for API access have caused major subreddits with more than 30 million members to go private, and some subreddits plan to stay private indefinitely. Reddit is rolling out a high-priced, pay-as-you-go model for developers seeking API access for its apps, which has caused one of Reddit's most popular third-party apps, Apollo for Reddit, to shut down.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by MacRumors
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is unconcerned about the ongoing protests over the company's sudden API changes, which have led to a number of community-moderated subreddits going private. Huffman said that while there's a "lot of noise" right now, it "will pass." He also said that Reddit "has not seen any significant revenue impact so far." The blackouts are in support of third-party Reddit app Apollo and other third-party apps, some of which will soon be forced offline by the amount of money that Reddit wants to charge for API access and the limited amount of time that developers have to make changes before accruing fees.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by USA TODAY
Over 7,000 Reddit communities, including some of the largest subreddits, have gone dark to protest the company's new API changes, which will charge third-party apps to continue using its platform. The new policy would charge third-party apps $0.24 per 1,000 API calls, which forced third-party apps Apollo and Sync to shut down because of the high prices. Prior to the new policy change, third-party apps used Reddit's API for free.