The Fallout of Reddit's API Changes: App Shutdowns and Private Subreddits

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hosted an AMA to address the controversy surrounding the platform's API changes, but it doesn't seem like Reddit will be budging on the potentially expensive updates that have caused multiple developers to announce they will be shutting down their apps. Huffman stated that Reddit needs to be a self-sustaining business and can no longer subsidize commercial entities that require large-scale data use. Despite some small concessions, the API changes have otherwise remained in place for the vast majority of developers, with Selig and others announcing they would be shutting down their apps on June 30th.