Massive Reddit Protest as Thousands of Subreddits Go Dark.
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Over 8,000 subreddits went dark or read-only in protest of Reddit’s API pricing, which will shut down many third-party apps like Apollo and Reddit is Fun because of the high fees. The blackout, which began on Monday and will last for 48 hours, is a coordinated effort between tens of thousands of moderators and millions of Reddit users. Starting July 1, API access will be priced based on data usage, which will be prohibitively expensive for many third-party apps.
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