Reddit in Turmoil: Thousands of Subreddits Go Private in Protest.

Thousands of subreddits on Reddit will become inaccessible for 48 hours in protest against the new pricing imposed by Reddit on third-party app developers seeking access to the site's APIs. The blackout will include 3,489 subreddits in total, including five of the 10 most popular communities on the site. The protest is mainly because several developers have expressed concerns about the viability of their services under the new pricing policy. The moderators of these subreddits want to show "strength in numbers" and put pressure on Reddit to address their concerns.