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[–] quantumantics@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Since I don't see a link to it in the discussion, here's an internal email from yesterday that has made its way to the Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759559/reddit-internal-memo-api-pricing-changes-steve-huffman

[–] AnotherBoredSlug@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Glad to know we're just 'noise', lol.

[–] Ryumast3r@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago

One minute our content (through the API) is "very valuable" and "needs to be monetized". The next we're just "noise".

[–] lvl100magikarp@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you can't be monetized, you're just noise. They don't see their community as people, they see them as data to be harvested and eyes to be advertised to.

[–] Saturdaycat@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

This is the exact message that was sent, and it's sickening

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Huffman says the blackout hasn’t had “significant revenue impact”

lol it's hard to do that when you aren't making any money, Steve.

[–] jcb2016@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Dam this makes my blood boil. My sub went dark for no reason!!