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a megathread for developments on Reddit and with third-party Reddit apps (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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just so this doesn't overwhelm our front page too much, i think now's a good time to start consolidating discussions. existing threads will be kept up, but unless a big update comes let's try to keep what's happening in this thread instead of across 10.

developments to this point:

The Verge is on it as usual, also--here's their latest coverage (h/t @[email protected]):

It’s not just Apollo: other Reddit apps are shutting down, too

other media coverage:

Reddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

RedReader has been granted a non-commercial accessibility exemption and will not shut down. QuantumBadger is planning long term changes to support Lemmy, HackerNews, and Tild.es alongside Reddit in the same app.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RedReader/comments/145du4j/update_4_redreader_granted_noncommercial/

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

That is fantastic news.

I've already deleted my reddit account, but I use RedReader primarily as a "look, don't touch" way to view reddit anyways. RedReader allows you to customize so much that you can turn off all the voting buttons and the reply buttons, so you just get a nice minimalist reading experience, don't have the constant tiny mental overhead of voting, and don't risk getting tempted into impulsively wasting your time (and supporting reddit) writing comments/posts.

Edit: being able to use RedReader for Lemmy would be wonderful, but it looks like that might be a thing in the distant future, perhaps, but not the near future.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Interesting, I might do a similar approach in the coming weeks just to keep an eye on some niche subs

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have also deleted it, but I forgot to wipe the data.

[–] snota 4 points 2 years ago

I'm going to hold off on deleting mine so I can repost stuff to quieter leemy communities to keep them going until it happens more organically.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I'm using libreddit on PC, and Offline Reader for Reddit for my android, I'm not good at tech stuff, can anyone confirm if they are also exempted?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

I believe that libreddit is looking for a workaround against the reddit api changes, if they cannot find one they will move to web scraping

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Unless they find a workaround or switch to web scraping, I don't think so. RedReader was exempted specifically because it has a lot of accessibility features for blind users who use screen readers.