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Reddit communities with millions of followers plan to extend the blackout indefinitely (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I don't think it's wrong for Spez to charge for API access, but the rates he's vowing to charge are excessive and clearly designed to nuke third-party apps from their ecosystem.

As for how I'd make money from Reddit in his shoes, I'd:

  1. Add more features for Reddit Premium, like being able to view more than 1,000 items on the front page, video uploads in comments, or enhanced search functionality.
  2. Add OnlyFans-style subscriptions or revenue sharing for partnered subreddits/users, with a 90% to 10% cut between content creators and Reddit.
  3. Bring back RPAN as a full time streaming platform to compete with the likes of Twitch/Kick.