2023-06-17
Another misstep in a comically badly executed policy change
The Verge
Reddit messages some moderators of the communities participating in the API pricing change protest, looking for defectors “willing to work towards reopening”
This is probably true, but even so Huffman could have given a longer runway to apps that have been operating within the status quo of the last decade
The Verge
Q&A with Steve Huffman: Reddit's API “was never designed to support third-party apps”, he didn't know how much they “were profiting off of our API”, and more
Another misstep in a comically badly executed policy change
NBC News
Steve Huffman praises Elon Musk's aggressive cost-cutting and layoffs at Twitter and says he saw Musk's handling of Twitter as an example for Reddit to follow
Steve Huffman said in an interview that Elon Musk's cost-cutting at Twitter was inspiring and that the two have chatted “a handful of times.”
This is probably true, but even so Huffman could have given a longer runway to apps that have been operating within the status quo of the last decade
NBC News
Steve Huffman praises Elon Musk's aggressive cost-cutting and layoffs at Twitter and says he saw Musk's handling of Twitter as an example for Reddit to follow
Steve Huffman said in an interview that Elon Musk's cost-cutting at Twitter was inspiring and that the two have chatted “a handful of times.”
2023-06-16
This is probably true, but even so Huffman could have given a longer runway to apps that have been operating within the status quo of the last decade
The Verge
Q&A: Steve Huffman says Reddit's API was “never designed to support third-party apps” and he didn't know how much the apps were “profiting off of our API”
Reddit is fighting for its soul. … Huffman has argued the changes are a business decision …