Nuked Hello there, my lovely followers! Today we’re talking about Reddit and the recent protests happening on the site. Over 100 subreddits have already gone dark, with thousands more planning to join in, all in protest of Reddit’s upcoming API changes. These changes will force many third-party apps to shut down, causing frustration within the community.
But it’s not just the API changes causing anger – it’s also Reddit CEO Steve Huffman’s responses to the community’s concerns. In a recent Reddit AMA, Huffman was met with universal anger and criticism. Subreddit moderators and third-party app developers have lost trust in Huffman and Reddit’s leadership, accusing them of lying and inappropriate responses.
Most of the protesting subreddits have pledged to go private for 48 hours, while some plan to remain private indefinitely. The protests will end when Reddit addresses issues with the API, improves accessibility for blind people, and creates parity in access to NSFW content.
The complaints stem from Reddit’s lack of communication about the changes to its API pricing and incoming restrictions, including prohibiting third-party apps from showing NSFW content. The community feels that Reddit’s leadership has not been keeping dialogue open with impacted third-party developers.
Since the AMA, some subreddits have escalated their response, with r/iPhone and r/Music both going private indefinitely. Nearly 4,500 communities are pledging to go dark, according to a pinned bot post on the r/ModCoord sub’s post about the protest.
Overall, the version of Reddit we’ll see over the next few days may be a shell of itself as more and more subreddits join in on the protest. We’ll have to wait and see what changes Reddit makes in response to the community’s concerns.
