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In response to "Reddit to follow Twitter in charging obscene amounts for API use designed to destroy 3rd party apps like Apollo. -- (link)" by Qale

I never use an app and i always ignore it when it tries to talk me into using the official one, but they can eat a bag of dicks for this.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) May 31 '23, 13:26

Web APIs are one of the few ways that companies haven't fucked everyone over. It's like hanging a shingle and saying you're open for business. Clamping down on integrations is bad behaviour.

Twitter and Reddit and Instagram are trend setters here, and they all need to take a step back and collectively fuck their own faces.

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It’s the spreadsheet guys winning the day. I don’t see Reddit ads on Apollo just like I didn’t see Twitter ads on Tweetbot. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 31, 13:42 2
- Loss of ad revenue *should* be the factor involved with charging for access to the API but as the Apollo guy posted, it doesn't add up -- nm - oblique May 31, 13:47 1
  - Correct but I’m guessing the ultimate goal is just to kill the third party apps and the API. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 31, 13:54

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I never use an app and i always ignore it when it tries to talk me into using the official one, but they can eat a bag of dicks for this.

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