The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. It's the official end of the battle. The Reddit protest is over, and Reddit won.
    • socsa@lemmy.ml
      6·
      11 months ago

      Reddit won because the entire point was to shake out the outspoken troublemakers and pivot to the Facebook and Instagram crowd which is seen as easier to monetize.

    • Debs@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 months ago

      I’m guessing Spez (Steve Huffman) is going to take the next exit he can. Then, a new CEO can come on promising changes and blame Steve for all the problems.