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View submission: An Update Regarding Reddit’s API
Sounds like they want to put the NSFW behind a paywall or subscription to please the advertisers.
Ofcourse there is so much text and distractions, its hard to filter.
Some1 should ask ChatGPT for a TLDR, but in "Eplain like im 5" way. For idiots like me.
Comment by reaper527 at 18/04/2023 at 21:50 UTC
24 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Some1 should ask ChatGPT for a TLDR, but in "Eplain like im 5" way. For idiots like me.
ELI5: "we're changing things but we're not telling you what we're changing"
Comment by Kevin-W at 19/04/2023 at 04:18 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I guess they didn't learn how that worked out for Tumblr.
Comment by mason240 at 19/04/2023 at 14:15 UTC
8 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Remember when Reddit was the wild west and the whole appeal was we **didn't** have to cater corporations and the "broadcast TV" type sensibilities?
Comment by EmbarrassedHelp at 19/04/2023 at 01:50 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
They might also be doing it to please the geriatric narcissists running the UK government and other countries wanting strict age verification for anything remotely NSFW.
Comment by I_got_too_silly at 20/04/2023 at 07:40 UTC*
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More likely: this is part of a plan to slowly, quietly pull a Tumblr on this site.
They've been quietly putting restrictions on NSFW subs for a while now. You can't upload videos in then anymore. You can't use Reddit's native image host in them anymore. They won't show up on r/all[1] anymore. And now, you soon won't be able to access them through the API anymore.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/all
This is just foreplay. Soon, Reddit will simply pull the plug on NSFW content altogether. That's their game plan. Just look at what they're doing to Imgur, which might I remind you is owned by many of the same people who own Reddit.
They want Reddit cleaned up for its eventual IPO. They want it squeaky clean.
Comment by merryMellody at 20/04/2023 at 15:45 UTC
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So uh. I pasted the exact text in and used GPT-4. You may not be too satisfied with this 😅
Hey there, little buddy! So, there's this big website called Reddit, and they have a special tool called an API that helps people make cool things like apps, games, and tools for the website. Reddit just made some changes to their rules about using this special tool, but they promise it won't mess up the things that help the website run smoothly. They're also making it easier for people to create more awesome stuff for the website. And, they're making a special "VIP" version of the tool for those who need extra cool stuff. That's pretty much it! 😊
Comment by Shinhan at 19/04/2023 at 13:02 UTC
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Two biggest things are popular third party apps will have to move to subscription model and you won't be able to view anything tagged as NSFW on any third party app.
At least that's how I understood it.