Reddit Says 80 Percent Top Subreddits Open After Blackout Over API Pricing Protest

Reddit Says 80 Percent Top Subreddits Open After Blackout Over API Pricing Protest

ByNews Polite

Reddit said that most of the company’s communities were operating as normal — four days after a protest that shut down thousands of its online forums in protest over its plans to raise fees. In a blog post-Thursday, the company said that 80 percent of its top subreddits, or digital message…

Reddit’s New API Policy Forces Third Party Apps Like Apollo, Sync, RIF, More to Shut Down

Reddit’s New API Policy Forces Third Party Apps Like Apollo, Sync, RIF, More to Shut Down

ByNews Polite

Reddit will implement a new API policy on July 1 that would charge excessive fees to developers of third-party apps for the website, thereby resulting in the shutdown of many popular applications such as Reddit is Fun (RIF), Sync for Reddit, Apollo, and ReddPlanet. Apps like BoostForReddit and BaconReader have…

Twitter Confirms It Intentionally Blocked Access for Third-Party Apps Like Tweetbot, Twitterrific

Twitter Confirms It Intentionally Blocked Access for Third-Party Apps Like Tweetbot, Twitterrific

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Twitter access went down for third-party apps that utilise the popular microblogging site’s API last week. Users were unable to access their accounts on third-party Twitter apps like Tweetbot and Twitterrific. Amid claims from developers that the Elon Musk-owned platform intentionally blocked their apps, Twitter has now issued a statement…