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This doesn't just affect apps used to browse reddit. This impacts all the bots that so many subs rely on to make the lives of unpaid moderators significantly easier. Expect your favorite subs to be filled with spam, risky content and potentially illegal content that's no longer filterable by bots automatically because of the new terms.
Eli5 should go offline, all subs should go offline, and users should completely boycott reddit until the new terms are undone!
Comment by jcdoe at 07/06/2023 at 02:26 UTC
37 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Upvoted, we need this comment higher.
When the moderation bots go, reddit is going to become the fucking Wild West of junk. Ever notice how reddit doesn’t have nearly as many spammers as other platforms? You can thank an unpaid mod using a third party app to identify bots and spammers.
I am cranky at the idea of losing Apollo because it has made my reddit experience so much nicer. But I could live without it. Fuck, I could even get used to the bullshit video player in the official app. But you can expect the reddit of today to die on July 1st because no one is going to make mod tools if it costs them millions a year.
Comment by R3D3-1 at 06/06/2023 at 18:38 UTC
145 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This part is probably the most important. The user choice thing sounds nice, but ultimately it is a company choice, and ad revenue keeps the lights on.
However, taking away tools from volunteer contributors threatens the platform as a whole. It is still for the company to choose, but at least they should be aware that it has consequences they probably don't intend, and that happen whether there is upfront public outcry or not.
Comment by [deleted] at 06/06/2023 at 18:49 UTC
7 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by usedToBeUnhappy at 07/06/2023 at 10:54 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I don‘t know why this isn‘t higher up. Not being able to use third party apps is terrible, but without proper moderation reddit will go down. BOTs are absolutely necessary for moderation…
Comment by Sariton at 06/06/2023 at 18:43 UTC
-2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Didn’t they clarify that they are working with the bot developers to have carve out for bots that are moderation tools? Pretty sure that’s in the post on r/Reddit
Comment by ACorania at 07/06/2023 at 02:06 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Are the ones spreading the spam using the same bot tech, so they will have a harder time as well?
Comment by TranslatorGlobal300 at 13/06/2023 at 21:42 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Wow, Why does it effect the bots?