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Reddit destroyed its most popular app, here's how you can have the last laugh

With Apollo about to shut its doors on July 1, its creator has come up with a great way to share your thanks.

Silicon Valley is ditching freebies for airline-style upcharges and fees

Silicon Valley is ditching freebies for airline-style upcharges and fees

If it feels like tech companies are suddenly asking you to pay for things that used to be free, you’re not imagining it.

The Guardian view on the Reddit rebellion: a historic standoff

The Guardian view on the Reddit rebellion: a historic standoff

Editorial: An attempt to erect a paywall on the social media platform raises big questions about the ownership of data and the future of the web

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Why Is So Much of Reddit Dark Right Now?

When your business relies on volunteer moderators and user-generated content, angry denizens can threaten the whole enterprise.

What the Reddit Revolt Means for Social Media in an AI Era

The blackout reflects the deep tensions threatening the internet economy.

Why One Late-Night Host Has Seemingly Taken Over Reddit

The memeable power of this British comedian is suffusing Reddit.

TechScape: After a brutal blackout, will Reddit ever be the same?

The social network is changing how it works with third parties – but some argue that a push for profit could bring a wave of misinformation

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There is no moral high ground for Reddit as it seeks to capitalise on user data

There is no moral high ground for Reddit as it seeks to capitalise on user data

CEO Steve Huffman says tech giants should not be able to trawl Reddit’s huge store of data for free. But that information came from users, not the company

The Guardian - UK

The Reddit blackout, explained: Why thousands of subreddits are protesting third-party app charges

The Reddit blackout, explained: Why thousands of subreddits are protesting third-party app charges

Thousands of Reddit communities went dark this week in protest of upcoming API changes, which include a controversial policy that will charge some third-party apps for continued use

The Independent UK

Despite widespread protest, Reddit CEO says company is 'not negotiating' on changes to data access

Despite widespread protest, Reddit CEO says company is 'not negotiating' on changes to data access

Reddit is facing an ongoing blackout from some of its most active users

The Independent UK

Reddit has a terrible plan to end blackout: ask you to vote out protesting mods

Reddit has a terrible plan to end blackout: ask you to vote out protesting mods

Reddit's CEO has a plan to end the ongoing Reddit Blackout protesting its API changes but asking users to vote out mods.

iMore Show #846: How Reddit is Killing Apollo - we chat to Christian Selig

iMore Show #846: How Reddit is Killing Apollo - we chat to Christian Selig

We chat with Apollo developer Christian Selig about Reddit's API, and his scrapped plans for Apollo on iPad.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: 'It's time we grow up and behave like an adult company'

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: 'It's time we grow up and behave like an adult company'

In his first interview since thousands of subreddits went dark in protest, Huffman said he is not going to reverse his plan to start charging for outside access to Reddit data.

Twitter’s inability to pay its rent is more urgent than building ‘Twitter 2.0’

Twitter’s inability to pay its rent is more urgent than building ‘Twitter 2.0’

New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has big plans for the future—but she has yet to address how she’ll confront Twitter’s current reality.

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How to view Reddit posts during the indefinite blackout

Many subreddits have recently gone private, with others planning an 'indefinite' blackout. If you really need to view a post, here's how some can still be accessed.

Reddit's CEO just infuriated his striking moderators by saying 'this one will pass,' the way 'all blowups' do. They want to keep the site dark indefinitely.

Steve Huffman also reportedly warned workers not to wear Reddit gear in public.

Reddit's CEO doesn't seem worried his social network is on pause

Reddit's CEO has emailed employees to say that the current furor over API pricing "will pass" but warns against wearing Reddit merch in public.

Reddit is down, and I’m thinking of quitting the app - here’s why

I've been using Reddit for over a decade, but the latest planned changes could be the last straw for me.

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Reddit revolt puts CEO Steve Huffman in a tough position

Unlike Elon Musk’s Twitter, Reddit is at the mercy of key users.

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Reddit goes down on day of widespread blackout

Over 7,100 people have reported issues with the social platform amid a user backlash over its data paywall.

Your favorite subreddit is probably dark. Here's why over 7,000 forums have been shut down by their moderators in protest.

“This isn’t something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit.”

Thousands of Reddit communities 'go dark' in protest of new developer fees

More than 6,000 so-called subreddits are participating in a 48-hour boycott aimed at pressuring the company to reverse its new fees for accessing the company's internal data.

Why are thousands of Reddit pages going dark for 48 hours?

From June 12 to June 14, thousands of Reddit communities are going offline to protest planned API pricing changes.

iOS app Apollo shuts down on June 30, and it's all Reddit's fault

After Reddit gave Apollo an ultimatum, its developer, Christian Selig, has had no choice but to close the app for good.

Reddit to charge for API access, CEO blames A.I.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the website's human-to-human conversations are valuable to the models that power A.I. chatbots like ChatGPT.

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