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Reddit is killing their brand in the worst possible way (odysee.com)
submitted 1 year ago by serenitynot@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_call_with_reddit_to_discuss_pricing_bad/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/13xh1e7/an_open_letter_on_the_state_of_affairs_regarding/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/RedReader/comments/13ylk42/update_3_reddit_effectively_kills_off_third_party/

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[–] neo@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a world where reddit was telling the truth about not attempting to kill 3rd party apps, I could see them charging up to 3x what they expect to make off of their first party app people. So, in this case, 36 cents per user vs the 12 they could make off of redditApp user.

Let's hope they walk this back.

[–] lvxferre@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why 3x? I'm curious on the number. In an admitted naive way, I'd expect them to demand from the third party app exactly the same as they'd get through the official one.

Let’s hope they walk this back.

I don't hope so. That wasn't the first case of Reddit being user-hostile; it has been doing this for a long time already. I think that it's actually better in the long run if they keep the decision, Reddit undergoes brain drain, and people move out of the site.

[–] neo@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Why 3x?

I feel like that's as much as they can ask for without being seen as genuinely greedy. Other than that I didn't put a lot of thought into the number.

That wasn’t the first case of Reddit being user-hostile

Believe me, I know. I have a redirector to force old reddit.....and now I force it to redirect to a libreddit instance.