Reddit Communities Plan Blackout to Protest API Pricing Threats.

Several major Reddit communities, including r/videos, r/reactiongifs, r/earthporn, and r/lifeprotips, are planning to go dark on June 12th to protest new pricing for third-party app developers to access the site's APIs. The developers of several third-party Reddit apps have said the future of their services has been threatened by the company's new pricing. The potential for third-party apps to cease operations is particularly problematic for subreddit moderators, who say they often rely on these tools to manage their communities. Reddit is reportedly planning to go public later this year, which could help explain the restructure fees for API access.