67 Reddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Dark 'Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,' Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access. (www.pcmag.com) posted 1 year ago by CoronaChan 1 year ago by CoronaChan +67 / -0 Reddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Dark 'Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,' Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access. 59 comments share 59 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Hmmm. If profitability is the issue, why did you blanket ban one of the (if not the) most popular subs a few years back? And why are you actively helping moderators chase half the population off your subreddit for wrongthink?
They were getting funding contingent on being an effective propaganda tool.