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Some Redditors say they're walking away after Apollo app shuts down (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Apollo founder Christian Selig said he's "heartbroken" about pulling the plug on the third-party app following Reddit's API pricing changes.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish people wouldn't delete their accounts. I've put information out there that I WANT people to see and find. Reddit admins shouldn't be able to take away the wealth of knowledge redditors have given the world in the last decade.

[–] MeetInPotatoes 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It will be there, it will just list the user as "deleted."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I am so glad to hear that! There is so much information on Reddit, my heart aches at the thought of people wiping it away.

Even during the blackouts, I sometimes googled things only to find Reddit posts with the answers weren't available to view. It was startling