Reddit’s API rug pull

Today over 7,000 subreddits have gone private in protest of the new controversial pricing of Reddit's API. Learn how big tech companies leverage their platforms in ways that can ruin 3rd party apps.

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Apollo Reddit API Controversy https://www.reddit.com/r/apoll....oapp/comments/13ws4w
The Art of the Side Hustle https://youtu.be/A4_TFHzqAAg
What is an API https://youtu.be/-MTSQjw5DrM

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- Reddit API controversy explained quickly
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- Why did Reddit go dark?
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