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View submission: An Update Regarding Reddit’s API
We’re doing this to improve safety, protect the privacy of redditors, and adhere to local regulations. As noted in the post, this is part of an ongoing effort to provide guardrails to how sexually explicit content and communities on Reddit are discovered and viewed.
Comment by toaste at 18/04/2023 at 18:45 UTC
90 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The Data API is oauth authenticated
My understanding is you *already* don’t serve explicit content unless the owner of the oauth account logs in on desktop, visits account settings, and checks a box affirming that they are of legal age and consent to view said material.
I am not sure where the safety concern is with that process.
Comment by WorksForMe at 18/04/2023 at 22:28 UTC
18 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Can you be more transparent than these vague comments. Please explain in detail what is happening to the safety and privacy of redditors (because if our safety is currently at risk then we deserve to know), and what sort of content is not adhering to local regulations. Please then explain what current attempts at mitigating this are in place and why they are not enough. Finally please tell us how the new limitations will successfully mitigate the risks.
If you're just doing all this because reducing NSFW content will improve profits when Reddit goes public, then please just say that. It's the lying and omission which is the most frustrating when you're trying to use a service.
Comment by Xaxxon at 18/04/2023 at 19:18 UTC
42 upvotes, 0 direct replies
We’re doing this to improve safety
"THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!"
That's how people tend to start dishonest answers.
Comment by rabbitlion at 18/04/2023 at 21:04 UTC
29 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You're doing this to kill 3rd party apps...
Comment by buzziebee at 19/04/2023 at 11:24 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Requiring the users to be logged in and have accepted the ToS that validate age etc and have the users opt in to that content should be enough. Banning it completely on third party clients is crazy. If I can't use RiF to access and create content in the same way then after 11 years of using reddit I'll have to stop.
Comment by [deleted] at 19/04/2023 at 19:26 UTC*
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by Impossible_Cause7161 at 20/04/2023 at 17:12 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You're a fucking liar and should be ashamed.
Comment by m1ndwipe at 18/04/2023 at 21:21 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Enabling the API to bypass restrictions from dystopian regimes for NSFW content IS the safety for users.
There is no a valid safety concern here
Comment by InfectedBananas at 19/04/2023 at 13:11 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
We’re doing this to improve safety, protect the privacy of redditors, and adhere to local regulations. As noted in the post, this is part of an ongoing effort to provide guardrails
What was the hour billing for the lawyers to advise on this comment?
Comment by permaBack at 19/04/2023 at 08:40 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
LMAO
Comment by [deleted] at 19/04/2023 at 18:20 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
💩
Comment by kabukistar at 19/04/2023 at 20:49 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Exactly what situation are you trying to prevent that would have been possible before and is impossible after these changes?
Comment by TheOmni at 20/04/2023 at 22:33 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
As others have noted, this is kind of vague and doesn't really answer the question. Would you be able to provide some details as to what is changing and what will be limited? For people that post mature content, watch mature content, or avoid mature content and do it from either Reddit directly or a third party app?
Comment by tragicpapercut at 03/06/2023 at 15:53 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If true, this is a terrible approach to solve this problem. The control should never do more damage than the damage the control is trying to solve, it's a basic tenant of risk management.
Basically, don't Tumblr yourself.
Comment by mentedelmaestro at 04/06/2023 at 12:53 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Go to hell you annoying fucking waste of air.
Comment by BIG_YETI_FOR_YOU at 05/06/2023 at 04:49 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
But you already don't adhere to local regulations in many countries (you're skirting gambling advertisement laws/requirements in Australia)