515 upvotes, 29 direct replies (showing 25)
View submission: An Update Regarding Reddit’s API
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Comment by iruleatants at 19/04/2023 at 08:40 UTC
69 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Reddit has a plan to make everything about their website worse.
The decided to create "new" reddit, which was just reddit 0.3, and have maybe moved it to reddit 0.6 through updates. It's still awful in every way.
I can't fathom why instead of just updating the tools they decided to destroy the UI and strip away so much usability. And why they have known that 80% of moderation is done on old reddit but have chosen never to fix it. Why not just give us the look and feel of old reddit on your new technology?
Nah, just release "new reddit" only moderation tools to convince moderators to change. Nobody wins but they want to be at war instead of just doing the bare minimum that's asked by them.
It's stupid that if reddit removes a comment on my subreddit, the only way I can see the text of what was posted is through new reddit mod log. If I visit the comment on new or old I can't see it. If I visit old reddit moderation log, I can't see if. If I use the reddit API, I can't see it in mod log or elsewhere.
They want us to hate them, and it makes no sense.
Seriously, them bitching about the cost of an API is the stupidest thing I've ever heard, especially while bragging about the size right after it. Reddit doesn't function without hundreds of thousands of moderators doing it for free. They couldn't keep the platform functioning without it, and their response has been to despise us for making them work.
It's disgusting.
Comment by NattyB at 18/04/2023 at 18:23 UTC
213 upvotes, 13 direct replies
same. if rif goes, me and my hundreds of mod actions a day are also gone.
Comment by [deleted] at 19/04/2023 at 00:06 UTC
62 upvotes, 9 direct replies
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Comment by Pawneewafflesarelife at 19/04/2023 at 06:44 UTC
23 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Ditto. Way to chase off the 1% of users who actively participate. You know nobody is writing huge text posts and informative comments on their shitty mobile client. They've forgotten what makes this place a draw and it's not just picture/video.
Comment by Pew-Pew-Pew- at 19/04/2023 at 17:38 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same. I've been a Reddit user since like 2011, and using 3rd party apps on mobile since 2013, which was long before Reddit ever had its own official app. I would not be using this site as much as I do if those 3rd party apps never existed. The official app is trash compared to most other options and I would rather just stop using the site altogether if 3rd party apps and old.reddit are killed off.
Comment by HrLewakaasSenior at 19/04/2023 at 12:06 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same, because all first-party frontends for reddit suck ass
Comment by id278437 at 19/04/2023 at 13:01 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I stopped using twitter when the third party block made Twitterrific close down. F*ck these services when they ruin the best way to access.
Comment by phdpeabody at 19/04/2023 at 13:09 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same. There’s a zero percent chance I switch to the official Reddit app so they can generate a few more dollars in ad revenue.
Comment by John_Terra at 19/04/2023 at 01:35 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If 3rd party apps get killed I won’t reach a decade, and I was almost there too!
Comment by beeehJeSuisUnMouton at 26/05/2023 at 06:17 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Yup same here, the new site ui and the app are literally unusable.
Comment by Jay_Hawker_12021859 at 04/06/2023 at 15:45 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same here. Over a decade on the site but this would mean I'm done with reddit.
Comment by LangkawiBoy at 05/06/2023 at 03:19 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same. Apollo or bust.
I already quit Twitter. Without Apollo I’ll kill time with Reeder for RSS feeds. (I’ll probably end up smarter.)
Comment by scuddlebud at 05/06/2023 at 13:02 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I will likely quit using reddit if 3rd party apps stop working.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/06/2023 at 15:25 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Yup.
Comment by mrhindustan at 06/06/2023 at 07:23 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same.
Comment by jetblackswird at 06/06/2023 at 10:06 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same here. I use boost app to read Reddit exclusively. Can't stand the official app.
Quite frankly I will just stop using Reddit if I can't choose my 3rd party access freely. I shall be going dark on the 12th asking with other users. R/save3rdpartyapps
Drop this nonsense now Reddit. Cancel the change date and reassess your plan.
This is what DRM did to Apple I iPods. It will be bad for you.
Comment by Latter_Recording5061 at 06/06/2023 at 19:02 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Ditto. C'mon Reddit - have you forgotten where you came from?
Comment by octopusarian at 09/06/2023 at 06:49 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Hi from the future!
:(
Comment by onairmastering at 20/04/2023 at 14:58 UTC
-1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I really do not understand this, people don't use computers? Everything I do is on browser, no apps at all, no ads, no storage taken up, nothing. Why do I see this all the time? "If ______ goes, I'm quitting" is such a defeatist statement, help me understand.
Comment by aaaaaaaarrrrrgh at 19/04/2023 at 00:40 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That's why they're not killing them outright... just hiding some of the content...
Comment by [deleted] at 19/04/2023 at 01:18 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
We still have ReVanced and Redited (for me Redited is a bit more stable).
I use those due to mod features.
Comment by Krypto_dg at 19/04/2023 at 02:00 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same. If sync goes, then I am gone.
Comment by John-D-Clay at 19/04/2023 at 03:53 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same with boost for me
Comment by reercalium2 at 19/04/2023 at 05:56 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That\s what they want. You cost too much money. Buy some NFTs or GTFO.
Comment by decidedlyindecisive at 19/04/2023 at 08:44 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Same. I only mod a couple of small subs so it won't make much difference but fuck I'm gone instantly if that happens.