What is the single worst thing about the API changes? : reddit

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What is the single worst thing about the API changes? (self.reddit)

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First of all, I post this as someone who is only modestly informed about the whole situation. I’m a casual user who moved here from Reddit mostly because of the blackout and I don’t have a super strong opinion about any of it.

I’m curious to learn though! Part of my curiosity is in the title - what’s the single worst thing the API changes have done (or will do)? Is it that they priced out Apollo? Is there another big third party app that’s getting killed?

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[–] PRUSSIA_x86 4 points 2 years ago

This sums up my feelings pretty well. It's not just that they're pricing out third party apps, it's the slow degradation from the ideal forum hosting website to a money-hungry data mine. I suppose this is something that's been coming for a decade now, ever since Aaron Swartz died.