All,
As the moderation team of r/techsupport, we have concerns about recent changes to Reddit.
A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.
On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.
Even if you’re not a mobile user and don’t use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface.
This isn’t only a problem for users: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.
Accordingly, the moderation team of r/techsupport is declaring its opposition to this API pricing change, and will be shutting down the subreddit in solidarity for at least 48 hours starting June 12th.
How can you help?
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Please consider reading and signing the open letter found here.
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SHARE SHARE SHARE! Post your thoughts on social media platforms! Spread awareness!
We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause. We understand many users rely on our subreddit for help, but we truly believe this is in the best interest of the community. However, our Live Chat (on Discord) will remain open while the subreddit is dark.
— r/techsupport Mod Team
Additional Resources:
Don’t Let Reddit Kill 3rd Party Apps!
Reddit is killing 3rd-party Apps (infographic)
Reddit to the Visually Impaired: “You no longer have a voice on this site.”
How Reddit Became the Enemy – w/ Apollo Developer Christian Selig
Subreddits with Additional Information:
Edit: More resources added
