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took a deep dive into how CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain at the center of Reddit's still-raging protests: https://slate.com/technology/2023/06/reddit-protests-steve-huffman-api-chaos.html

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Considering how hungry the industry is for recurring revenue, it's mind boggling the reddit premium route wasn't chosen. They've left so many opportunities to recoup some revenue I'm convinced this was just a ploy to kill of 3PA.