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[-] exscape@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Yet another article that (knowingly or not) frames it as "people don't want to pay for the API":

Reddit charging for access to its API is also about more than just third-party clients, Bruckman says. A move like this has angered so many people on Reddit because it feels like a betrayal of the community’s trust.

No mention that several third-party app creators are fine with paying for API access, as long as they can build a business model around the pricing.

[-] HuddaBudda@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The more this drags on, the less people think this is about money, and more about controlling the platform.

A real business person finds a common ground, sets terms everyone can at least pay forward. Because, at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if I have $100 lemonade, if no one is able to buy it.

[-] elgordio@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

I really don’t understand why reddit doesn’t just charge end uses for API access. Heck chuck it in with premium or something. They can generate an API that you use in whatever client you wanted.

I’d happily pay Reddit for a key to then use in Apollo, but bizarrely this isn’t an option. It’s not like Reddit lacks the ability to charge end users, they already have premium after all.

[-] Zana@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Because they don't want 3rd party apps to exist at all.

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