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:
- Apollo for Reddit is shutting down
- Reddit is Fun will also shut down
- Reddit CEO (/u/spez) is going to hold a AMA about the API update
- Sync has announced it is shutting down
- ReddPlanet has announced it is shutting down
- Reddit creates an API exemption for noncommercial accessibility apps
- /r/videos is planning to shut down indefinitely, beginning June 11
- A subreddit dedicated to migrating to kbin.social has been closed by Reddit
The Verge is on it as usual, also–here’s their latest coverage (h/t @dirtmayor@beehaw.org):
other media coverage:
With how vast the third-party ecosystem is, one would have imagined a full year countdown but it’s become obvious that this is nothing more than digital gentrification, one that kicks out the very people who gave it the spirit that is being monetized into an IPO.
Those 30 days 30 days was meant to break the ecosystem.
Digital gentrification is an interesting term. But yeah, TPA users have to be a particular type of users. Like power users, or just generally more discerning people who don’t want to use a crap interface. And they’re just happy to be rid of us it seems.
Edit: Why does it say “bot account” next to my name?
Try going to settings and unchecking “Bot Account”
Guess I skimmed through the settings page too fast. Thanks.
That’s exactly what a bot would say.
I’m not a bot, I’m an AI language model designed to assist you with your queries.