3rd party reddit app redreader avoids the purge (for now) (monero.house)

submitted 1 year ago by shortwavesurfer@monero.house to c/technology@beehaw.org

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The RedReader app has been given accessibility status by the graciousness of reddit and will not have to shut down. The dev is not particularly happy about how fellow devs were treated though and still plans on adding lemmy in future. Read the announcement here

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[-] matt@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I suspect support will be axed eventually - chances are many people will flock to these exempt apps to still get their 3rd party client fix, and that will put them on the radar for Reddit to find a way to justify pulling the rug out under them too (e.g. "Our app is now accessible!").

It's a shame that Reddit went like this.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 6 points 1 year ago

Sorry sure, sounds like they see that writing on the wall and are taking advantage of it. "You need us for now and we'll be actively using that time to migrate our users elsewhere"

[-] acedelgado@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, as soon as reddit fixes the accessibility on their app, all 3rd party ones that exceed their "free tier" API usage are gonna be nixed. And Redreader being called out as a white listed alternative means people will flock to it in the meantime, giving Reddit an easy out once they get their shit in order.