Reddit Says 80 Percent Top Subreddits Open After Blackout Over API Pricing Protest

[ad_1] Reddit said that most of the company’s communities were operating as normal — four days after a protest that shut down thousands of its online forums in protest over its plans to raise fees. In a blog post-Thursday, the company said that 80 percent of its top subreddits, or digital message boards, are currently open. … Read more

Reddit Communities Go Dark as Thousands of Subreddits Protest New Policy: Here’s Why

[ad_1] Thousands of popular Reddit communities dedicated to topics ranging from Apple to gaming and music locked out their users on Monday in protest against the company’s plan to charge for access to its data. Starting next month, third-party app developers using Reddit’s vast troves of data will have to pay a price and the … Read more

Reddit’s New API Policy Forces Third Party Apps Like Apollo, Sync, RIF, More to Shut Down

[ad_1] Reddit will implement a new API policy on July 1 that would charge excessive fees to developers of third-party apps for the website, thereby resulting in the shutdown of many popular applications such as Reddit is Fun (RIF), Sync for Reddit, Apollo, and ReddPlanet. Apps like BoostForReddit and BaconReader have not outrightly confirmed their … Read more