Comment by KeyserSosa on 18/04/2023 at 18:29 UTC

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View submission: An Update Regarding Reddit’s API

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Twitter also changed the terms without much advanced notice (arguably twice over the last decade). This post tries to be explicit with what we *are* changing and also when we are going to do so (60 days).

Point here (among several others) is that if Dev Platform ends up being a successor to the current API, it has to earn that place.

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Comment by leros at 18/04/2023 at 19:11 UTC*

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Things like vague replies and replying private via email to a public question are not building trust. I get the general feeling that there are negative impacts that are being talked around or avoided and I'm expecting to hear disappointing news in the future as more information is revealed. Just an honest opinion as some feedback for you.

Comment by Xaxxon at 18/04/2023 at 19:17 UTC

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Twitter also

Probably not the best way to start a response.

Comment by Watchful1 at 18/04/2023 at 18:49 UTC

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Except it's not explicit at all about what's changing. I mean it's better than Elon's tweets about the twitter api, but literally every developer in here is asking questions cause they have no idea how it's going to affect their use case.

Comment by m1ndwipe at 18/04/2023 at 21:15 UTC

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his post tries to be explicit with what we are changing and also when we are going to do so (60 days).

Then you are doing an exceptionally bad job of it.

Comment by Jizzy_Gillespie92 at 18/04/2023 at 22:32 UTC

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This post tries to be explicit with what we *are* changing

Please, do point us to where these explicit details are, because there has been nothing but vague responses dodging the incredibly clear questions throughout this entire post

Comment by jimmyjxmes at 19/04/2023 at 01:51 UTC

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But you aren’t being explicit.. you have done nothing but dance around the questions.

Comment by rasherdk at 19/04/2023 at 18:42 UTC

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if Dev Platform ends up being a successor to the current API, it has to earn that place.

There is no possible scenario where it can be on technical merit. That's a commercial decision. One I'm seeing every sign of having been already made. And that'll be when I pack up my toys and leave.

Comment by yaoigay at 20/04/2023 at 04:46 UTC

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That doesn't make what you guys are doing ok. I can't believe how much common sense has been lost in 2023. Did you guys not forget the part about not doing something just because someone else is doing it. Musk is a moron and his actions are having a negative impact on Twitter and has not generated sufficient revenue like he hoped. All you guys are doing is alienating your users who will likely flee to greener pastures.

Comment by mavrc at 19/04/2023 at 02:02 UTC

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This post tries to be explicit with what we
are
changing and also when we are going to do so (60 days).

Perhaps you could consider actually going into real and useful detail about what you're actually changing then, since having read this whole mess I can't seem to find a single post from you indicating what the actual restrictions to mature content would be. Thus far you have answered NOTHING.

Y'all really should not have announced this until you were ready to set down specifics.

Comment by Iohet at 19/04/2023 at 17:37 UTC

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60 days vs years of development iteration and usage

Comment by gonewildaccount8 at 01/06/2023 at 04:57 UTC

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Advanced notice doesn't stop the changes from killing third party apps many users overwhelmingly prefer over your mobile app. You're not doing anything better, you're just telling people you're doing the shitty thing sooner than someone else told people they were doing the shitty thing.