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Well, you know what this will lead to. Browser automation to create one client id per user.
(I'm not saying you should do that BTW, I'm just saying what those changes lead to)
Comment by heyjoshturner at 05/06/2023 at 20:17 UTC
30 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Creating a client id requires creating an app and that isn't possible via the API and would be quickly shut down if tried via scraping. Not to mention it would require the username/password of users which they *shouldn't* be willing to hand over
Comment by TheGreenJedi at 12/06/2023 at 14:26 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is acceptable in reddits eyes
And I'm not sure why, because it's just gonna lead to a game.of wackamole