https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/01/tech/...index.html
Do you still use Twitter? I do and this sucks...
Do you still use Twitter? I do and this sucks...
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#TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter
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moron this guy is.
That's his $44B social media flop right there. Time for him to go.
And possibly be the death of Elon Musk's ownership. 🤣Will this be the death of Twitter? Honestly, I'm ready for it. Let's go back to forums
I went back to Twitter because Mastodon, Tribel and other alternatives were even worse cesspools of conformity than Twitter had been pre-Musk.I use Twitter.
Will this be the death of Twitter? Honestly, I'm ready for it. Let's go back to forums
Between that mess with Reddit and Twitter, and FB this is a sentiment I have seen very often.. so I wouldn't be surprised if we have seen a resurgence.
At any rate, I read that he actually DDoSed himself as a negotiation tactic with Google.
We'll see if it works.
No wonder reddit is becoming more popular these days. I expect twitter to die sometime soon. I wouldn't be surprised if all the employees one day decided to leave due to the chaos and the company would be the laughing stock of all companies let alone all tech companies out there 
I wouldnt go that far. Reddit has been subject to a massive protest because of their decision to charge for API access. I mean it is exorbitantly expensive, and the owner has been forcing people to end their protests by threatening them by having a mod they appoint reopen and then run their reddit.
This was done because the protests were affecting their plan to go public in the future..
This was done because the protests were affecting their plan to go public in the future..
Oh I wasn't aware of that - thanks for sharing! I'm afraid I don't know why a non-Reddit employee would need API access. Reddit is a forum community.
Please correct me if I've misunderstood something
All I know is ppl complaining about "unfair" Reddit bans but obviously, it's human nature to blame others even if it's the person's fault, right?
No problem, glad to help.
Anyway, if you are a developer you would need it for your app. Most third party apps are actually better than the official apps. I personally use Relay Pro having switched from BaconReader years ago.
And they certainly have more features, even ones for privacy than the originals themselves.. and are often preferred over the originals for that reason.
So I wouldn't be surprised if this was a factor in the owner's decision to charge for Reddits API use.. but it is still no reason to be threatening the very people who keep your site active with their content.. especially since leaving and starting your own community is an option too.
Anyway, if you are a developer you would need it for your app. Most third party apps are actually better than the official apps. I personally use Relay Pro having switched from BaconReader years ago.
And they certainly have more features, even ones for privacy than the originals themselves.. and are often preferred over the originals for that reason.
So I wouldn't be surprised if this was a factor in the owner's decision to charge for Reddits API use.. but it is still no reason to be threatening the very people who keep your site active with their content.. especially since leaving and starting your own community is an option too.
Sorry, this was an accidental post.. when I posted earlier I got an error and when it said to try again, I did, which left the double post..
Sorry, I assumed you meant the API software developers for reddit use.No problem, glad to help.
Anyway, if you are a developer you would need it for your app. Most third party apps are actually better than the official apps. I personally use Relay Pro having switched from BaconReader years ago.
And they certainly have more features, even ones for privacy than the originals themselves.. and are often preferred over the originals for that reason.
So I wouldn't be surprised if this was a factor in the owner's decision to charge for Reddits API use.. but it is still no reason to be threatening the very people who keep your site active with their content.. especially since leaving and starting your own community is an option too.
After clearing my head I realised this is about software developers wanting to access reddit api as a third party api to gather info, just as any other api e.g. weather api, imdbd api, etc.
Reddit will begin charging for access to its API
Reddit says that it'll begin charging certain developers and organizations for access to its user-generated content.
techcrunch.com
Personally? I don't see why anyone would have a reason to access the reddit API unless they're trying to help reddit out. I may be wrong though. Do you have any ideas? I'm always always to new thoughts and suggestions. I'm probably being stupid
BUT... I disagree with your view that reddit usage is likely to decrease as a result. The change is unlikely to affect normal users. Perhaps i've missed something. I'd love to hear your POV on this - I could be wrong
I wasnt talking about the normal users, what is likely to affect them would be how they are treated while there, and that is usually the case anywhere..
Who wants to stick around at a place where they are mistreated? I sure wouldn't and it wouldn't matter if I was regular user, or community admin.
So sure, the API thing isn't likely to affect the average person, but chances are, if the beloved community there were once apart of suffers, and the community admin decided to move on to their own service, then the user who loved that place, would be likely to follow. This would also be the case if they disagreed with how Reddit's owner had treated these admins over this situation.
Who wants to stick around at a place where they are mistreated? I sure wouldn't and it wouldn't matter if I was regular user, or community admin.
So sure, the API thing isn't likely to affect the average person, but chances are, if the beloved community there were once apart of suffers, and the community admin decided to move on to their own service, then the user who loved that place, would be likely to follow. This would also be the case if they disagreed with how Reddit's owner had treated these admins over this situation.
I'm not sure if I misunderstand your post, but if developers are developing FOR reddit and thereby helping reddit, they will be exempt from having to pay.
Have you hit any of the limits they're imposing?
I doubt this is due to web scraping! Twitter is struggling, and they just need a way to make money, simple as
Their excuses are falling on deaf ears... at least mine...
Their excuses are falling on deaf ears... at least mine...
Not quite.
