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[โ€“] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would have been ok if Reddit charged a reasonable rate for its API, even if it was based on having a form of Reddit premium. But the point wasn't that Reddit was charging, it was that Reddit made the price so high that it was wasn't worth it.

[โ€“] msprout 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I would not have minded tying using 3PAs to having Reddit Premium. I already pay for Discord Nitro entirely because I spend so much time on that app, and like to support the shit I rely on. I would have easily done it for Reddit to keep my preferred experience. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] lhamil64 2 points 2 years ago

And reddit premium is $6/mo. while their API pricing ended up being like $2.50/user/mo? They would have made way more money... And I'm sure some people cancelled their reddit premium over this mess.

[โ€“] nonearther@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

And removed access to porn from API