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.

The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won.::Reddit corporate claims victory over its disgruntled mods as r/aww, r/pics, and r/videos abandon the “John Oliver rule.”

  • @shinobizilla@lemm.eeEnglish
    11•2 years ago

    Partly because the majority of the people didn’t even know there were 3rd party apps lol. Many people don’t even care about the protests. Reddit is too big for it to go down overnight.

    The only thing we could do now is build better communities here.

    • @Default_Defect@midwest.socialEnglish
      7•2 years ago

      I was one of those people, didn;t even know about the 3rd party stuff until they were nearly gone. The site took a noticeable decline in quality and that’s why I’m here.

      • Fish [Indiana]English
        5•2 years ago

        I thought Mastodon, Lemmy, and Kbin were all the same thing until about a week before I lost access to RIF. I’m glad I looked into all the Reddit alternatives and found Lemmy. Reddit has been shitty for years anyway.