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Reddit CEO calls unpaid moderators' concerns "noise" - time to send a message he won't forget. (youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago by BreakNeckJim@sh.itjust.works to c/reddit@lemmy.ml
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[–] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, the "noise" that has literally been keeping your site operating for completely FREE.

[–] automator404@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

The man just doesn't know when to stop so he doubles down lol

[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, as far as I'm concerned, unless they forgo charging for API access, I'm not visiting Reddit again, apart from checking the save3rdpartyAPps subreddit. Bit ironic that the protest had been organized on Reddit.

[–] KBTR1066@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then you're never going back. It's absurd to think that Reddit should just let 3rd Party apps have access to its API for free indefinitely. You wanna argue that the price should be sensible? Fine. You wanna argue that the way Reddit has rolled this out is reprehensible? Fine. But to argue that they HAVE to keep giving it away for free? Forever? That's just a ridiculous thing to expect.

[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

It's actually not that absurd. For a social media site, users are content. Hence the relationship between third party apps and the site is inherently symbiotic. The app provides a better user experience, leading to more users for the site, hence more content.