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Reddit API blackout
Moment · 2023
More than 7,000 subreddits went dark in protest of Reddit API pricing.
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- 10 days
- Jun 2 ’23 to Jun 12 ’23
- Platforms
- 5
- Started on Reddit
- Origin
- Organic
- Technology
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How it spread
Trace the originA June 2 call for a blackout spread across Reddit communities and into news coverage. Thousands went private on June 12; Reddit defended its API terms as some communities extended their protests.
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Timeline (15)
April 2023
Reddit precursor · Apr 18 ’23
Reddit announced changes to its developer and Data API terms.[1]
June 2023
The Verge press · Jun 5 ’23
The Verge reported that major communities planned to go private.[3]
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Every number (5)
- Subreddits private or restricted, tracker count“7,856 subreddits have joined the protest”7.9K[6]
Press (6 outlets)
- Jun 5, 20233 days in
The Verge · Major Reddit communities will go dark to protest threat to third-party apps
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