https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/1476fkn/reddit_blackout_2023_save_3rd_party_apps/
created by demmian on 11/06/2023 at 21:47 UTC*
3275 upvotes, 164 top-level comments (showing 25)
Greetings everyone,
The June 12th blackout is about to officially begin. We stand in solidarity with numerous people who need access to the API, including bot developers, people with accessibility needs (r/blind) and 3rd party app users (Apollo, Sync, and many more).
r/ModCoord and /r/Save3rdPartyApps will be publicly visible, but no new threads will be posted, besides mod announcements. You will find in this thread the following:
1. API technical issues
2. Accessibility for blind people
3. Parity in access to NSFW content
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/1447ibp/what_apps_meet_your_access_needs/
Please also note that not all NSFW content is just pornography. There are many times that people seeking help or sharing stories about abuse or medical conditions must also mark their posts NSFW. However, even if this were strictly about porn, Reddit shouldn't take a stance that it's OK for them but not any other apps, especially when demanding exorbitant fees from these 3rd part devs.
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With the subreddits going dark, if you would like to stay in contact with the overall reddit community, you can join any of these open discord servers and find other redditors there.
List of Discord Servers:
r/aww: https://discord.gg/UXfd5Pn
r/cats: https://discord.gg/GqTrazYFxB
The Positivity Network: https://discord.gg/VruY5kvcmc
Unexpected Friends: https://discord.gg/coolpeople
8: https://discord.gg/vNKtDQnc
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https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/wiki/index
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(this will be visible to those visiting your private sub):
This subreddit is temporarily private as part of a joint protest to Reddit's recent API changes, which breaks third-party apps and moderation tools, effectively forcing users to use the official Reddit app.
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On June 12, do this so that visitors to your sub will see this[9]:
9: https://imgur.com/a/4GNoHOw
1. View your sub in old reddit:
http://old.reddit.com/r/PUT-YOUR-SUB-NAME-HERE/about/edit
2. In the settings, under Type, change it from Public to Private.
3. To display a custom message instead of "The moderators have set this community as private....", scroll up to Description and enter it there.
4. Click Save Options.
-OR-
1. View your sub in new reddit:
http://new.reddit.com/r/PUT-YOUR-SUB-NAME-HERE/about/edit?page=community
2. Under Type of Community, change it from Public to Private.
3. To display a custom message instead of "The moderators have set this community as private....", scroll up to Community Description and enter it there.
4. (optional, available on new reddit **only**) Under Private Community Settings, untick 'Accepting new requests to post' if you don't want users to have an option to request access.
5. Click Save Changes.
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##Remove all threads from non-mods, for the duration of the blackout
type: submission
comment: |
Your post has been removed. Posts are now restricted to moderators of this subreddit only.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/1401qw5/incomplete_and_growing_list_of_participating/
action: remove
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Comment by demmian at 12/06/2023 at 08:26 UTC*
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Aljazeera Why are thousands of Reddit pages going dark for 48 hours?
Analytics India Mag Reddit Shutdown Today Claims Over 5000 Subreddits
BBC Reddit blackout: Subreddits to go private on Monday
Bloomberg Reddit Blackout Begins as Forums Protest Charges for Developers
Business Insider Reddit users are planning a 48-hour blackout to protest its new pricing policy
Engadget Reddit communities are 'going dark' to protest changes that would hurt third-party apps
Guardian Reddit communities to ‘go dark’ in protest over third-party app charges
Independent Reddit blackout: More than 3,000 subreddits to go dark in protest to new changes
Indian Express Reddit blackout: Why your favourite pages are going offline from today
Kotaku Reddit Communities Are 'Going Dark' To Protest Wildly Unpopular App Changes
Lifehacker Why Your Favorite Subreddits Are Going Dark on June 12
Mac Rumors Apple Subreddit Goes Dark in Protest of Reddit's API Pricing Changes
Scotsman Reddit blackout: Subreddits to be made private in huge protest - here’s why
Sky News Reddit blackout: Thousands of communities are doing dark today - here's why
Standard (UK) Reddit blackout: Why subreddits are protesting to save third-party apps
Techcrunch Multiple subreddits and moderators are protesting Reddit’s API changes
Techtimes Gaming Subreddits Join Reddit Blackout Against Drastic API Pricing Hike
The Verge Major Reddit communities will go dark to protest threat to third-party apps
Vice Reddit in Mass Revolt Over Astronomical API Fees That Would Kill Third Party Apps
Wired The Reddit App War Is Getting Messy
Yahoo News Canada https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/reddit-blackout-more-1-000-171318688.html[1][2]
1: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/reddit-blackout-more-1-000-171318688.html
2: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/reddit-blackout-more-1-000-171318688.html
Yahoo News Reddit Blackout Begins as Forums Protest Charges for Developers
Comment by Shuggaloaf at 11/06/2023 at 22:49 UTC*
114 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 11/06/2023 at 22:24 UTC
123 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by matheod at 12/06/2023 at 10:24 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
There is something I wasn't expecting : the blackout is completly invisible if you don't try to go directly on a subreddit you know by URL. If you go on the homepage, you keeep seing posts (which is logicial, since not 100% of sub have gone dark), and you might even never notice that there is a blackout.
Luckily some subreddit choose to disable posting and creating a big post about the blackout, it's a good things because this is visible.
I wonder if we shouldn't have all done like these subreddit, that way the home page would have been filled with blackout post.
Comment by FatOldSunbro at 11/06/2023 at 23:12 UTC
52 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Apparently when a user is using the "Official mobile app" the description of the subreddit and subsequently the message set about the blackout is not visible resulting into a new flood of modmails.
Thanks reddit ^/s
Comment by MCMFG at 11/06/2023 at 22:37 UTC
33 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I wish it didn't have to come to this, Reddit is an amazing source of information for modding consoles, Linux news, etc. I hope that this protest ends with Reddit reversing their decision, but that's probably really highly unlikely. o7 everyone!
Comment by [deleted] at 11/06/2023 at 22:43 UTC
75 upvotes, 10 direct replies
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Comment by eaglebtc at 12/06/2023 at 07:37 UTC
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Hey moderators, this story just got posted to AL JAZEERA about 3 hours ago. It has everything we want: in-depth reporting; a reference to Apollo and third party apps shutting down; the train wreck of an AMA with Steve Huffman; the context around why this protest is happening; and a link back to /r/ModCoord of all things!
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/12/why-are-thousands-of-reddit-pages-going-dark-for-48-hours
The author is Mohammed Haddad. $10 says he's a very active Redditor; I hope he sees this!
Comment by Wide_right_yes at 12/06/2023 at 00:25 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
/r/nba has gone dark during the finals which has pissed off a lot of people. /r/heat and /r/nuggets have made a statement that they are NOT closing. On the hockey side, /r/hockey is closing but will only do it for 2 days, so if Vegas wins on Tuesday the sub will open up later. /r/goldenknights and /r/floridapanthers are NOT closing, at least for now.
Comment by EccentricBai at 11/06/2023 at 22:15 UTC
32 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Is there a way to stop Modmail for request to join?
I have set the “Join” to off but people are sending us Modmail. We get 1000 + members a day and in 1 hour , I have 30+ modmails
Mods are finding it extremely hard to reply or archive all this flood of modmails
Comment by Iades_Sedai at 11/06/2023 at 22:29 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Great work and thank you to all the mods working on this.
Regardless of how this protest ends, I hope reddit will refrain from punishing you guys with bans.
Best of luck to all of you!
Comment by HangryHufflepuff1 at 11/06/2023 at 22:46 UTC
9 upvotes, 0 direct replies
15 until mine goes dark.
Comment by [deleted] at 12/06/2023 at 01:35 UTC*
9 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by Nazgutek at 12/06/2023 at 10:41 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Small reminder: Reddit's entire business model is to take content from unpaid users, filter it through an unpaid legion of volunteer moderators, then deliver it to users with ads.
The primary reason Reddit ends up meeting regulatory laws in the countries it operates is because the unpaid moderators on subreddits will filter out material as needed, otherwise the admins will just shutdown subreddits that fail to do this.
How much of the IPO will end up in the pockets of all those people that work for Reddit for free?
Comment by mitchell_johnsons_mo at 12/06/2023 at 07:36 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Bravo /r/pics /r/gifs /r/Showerthoughts 👏👏👏
This is what r/all looks like now
This is better than going dark. This shows the important message right up there. They restricted submissions so no new content. There's gonna be a dry feed AND it gets to /r/all
Comment by uncommonephemera at 11/06/2023 at 22:56 UTC*
15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Thanks for taking on the coordination of this. r/uncommonephemera is proud to stand with you.
Comment by Agitated_Mall7471 at 11/06/2023 at 22:56 UTC*
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Btw, you can watch a stream of subreddits going dark at twitch.tv/reddark_247
It's unfortunate how entertainment, in general, is getting increasingly worse. It's not as fun anymore..
Alas, thanks for the hard work, everyone!
Comment by scarlet-sea at 11/06/2023 at 23:15 UTC*
8 upvotes, 4 direct replies
How do we add our subreddit to the list? I've commented under the thread post (r/ADHDUK), is there anything else we need to do? :)
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(Thank you so much for co-ordinating this! it feels amazing to be part of the movement)
Comment by [deleted] at 12/06/2023 at 00:12 UTC
12 upvotes, 3 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 12/06/2023 at 01:11 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by Jibrish at 14/06/2023 at 05:48 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
We're still debating it but are considering blacking out /r/conservative (Among others)
Comment by [deleted] at 12/06/2023 at 00:19 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
/r/aww's discord server is accepting refugees: https://discord.gg/UXfd5Pn
/r/cats' discord server is accepting all cat content refugees: https://discord.gg/GqTrazYFxB
Comment by Lint6 at 12/06/2023 at 00:55 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
/r/todayilearned already went dark
Comment by GardenBetter at 12/06/2023 at 03:28 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Have you guys considered going dark in IPO day? That's probably where the real pressure would come from
Comment by Username69420lol at 12/06/2023 at 15:54 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
48 hours is not long enough
