Christian Selig (@christianselig@mastodon.social)
mastodon.social
Got off my call with Reddit just now about the API. Bad news unless I come up with 20 million dollars (not joking). Appreciate boosts. https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_call_with_reddit_to_discuss_pricing_bad/
    • Dessalines@lemmy.mlOP
      12·
      1 year ago

      Yup… reddit only gains from people being forced into using their own app. Apollo and other 3rd party clients don’t track data like “time spent looking at X ad”.

      More metrics and such to sell to advertisers.

      • _number8_@lemmy.ml
        3·
        1 year ago

        it’s disgusting how no one wants to actually be a company that provides things anymore, but simply a company that does deals with advertisers

        • Dessalines@lemmy.mlOP
          8·
          1 year ago

          Reddits innovative spirit really did die with aaron swartz, who couldn’t stand working there.

        • salarua@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          44·
          1 year ago

          the admins of lemmy.ml are tankies and encourage this sort of propaganda posting. i’d highly recommend you move instances if this bothers you; sopuli.xyz and beehaw.org are both good instances

    • buda@lemmy.ml
      8·
      1 year ago

      Same here! I created an account about a year ago and now I am considering moving over full time. Does anyone have any good sub-lemmys(?) that newcomers should check out?

      • russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net
        4·
        1 year ago

        any good sub-lemmys(?)

        I think the “proper” term is “Communities”, in case the question mark there was indeed a “Is that the term?” 😁

    • Segnis@beehaw.org
      6·
      1 year ago

      I’m betting that they plan on later announcing that paid subscription reddit accounts get free access to the API, and this absurd api pricing was just a facade to make it seem they’re being reasonable