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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: Reddit “was never designed to support third-party apps”
(www.theverge.com)
Dude, stop talking. Everything he says just makes it worse
this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2023
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the reddit mobile app used to be a third party app before it was bought out.
This is hilarious to say considering reddit:
a) has had an api to support 3rd party apps since the beginning
b) went more than a decade before making a 1st party app
c) the 1st party app is literally based on a 3rd party app they bought out
this is what's funny to me as well. The website was basically unusable on mobile, and 3rd parties stepped in to make it functional, bringing more users in the process. And now they're trying to retcon history? Everything this guy says is bullshit
Then why have a public API?
If that were ever the case, they would of brought the leading 3rd-party developers to the table. I don't discredit that he feels they should pay for their API access, I just feel the amount is exhorbant and meant to put them under rather than find an equal financial ground that makes sense.
Yeah, that $20 mil is definitely a "fuck off" number.
Pull the foot from your ass, that you shot yourself in, out of your fucking mouth.
You greedy piggy baby boy..
F U C K. U/SPEZ.
F U C K. U/SPEZ-CEO.
Dig up you idiot, dig up!
What the fuck do you think bots, tools, and plugins are, dumbass?
Also, post summaries in JSON are much lighter to transmit than HTML, so honestly the fact that you still serve a website at all is more inefficient.
It was probably not designed for tons and tons and tons of ads, either, but they're still there! Jerk.
This dingus has been getting advertising revenue from huge corporations that used to advertise on Twitter. M&Ms, dog treats, insurance, the whole nine. Maybe you're making enough money already? Maybe you shouldn't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?
This guy seems to be presenting himself as such a monumental prick that it feels like theatre. Has it been the plan all along that he becomes the scapegoat for this policy?
He steps back, another puppet takes his place. And puppet 2.0 appeases the community by making some gesture of good will.
Perhaps halving the proposed API costs. Or taking the sensible route and making third party access open for Premium subscribers?
But at the end of the day they still achieve what they want: demonstrating to investors they have control over their users and boosting their income.
Steve Hoffman Translation: “Reddit was never supposed to be accessible for everyone. For example, blind people. So shut up and start buying shit from these ads”