0485@lemmy.world to Lemmy.World Announcements@lemmy.world · 2 years agoReddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Darkuk.pcmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square515fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down129cross-posted to: general@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1external-linkReddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Darkuk.pcmag.com0485@lemmy.world to Lemmy.World Announcements@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square515fedilinkcross-posted to: general@lemmy.world
minus-squareBanzai51linkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years agoThe reason Reddit doesn’t want to do that is they can harvest and sell so much more user profile data if they funnel everything through themselves. That is what they are selling to investors.
minus-squaretaj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoYup. I get it too. ‘We’ll lock down and get rid of the 3rd party apps, just give us a couple of months.’
The reason Reddit doesn’t want to do that is they can harvest and sell so much more user profile data if they funnel everything through themselves. That is what they are selling to investors.
Yup. I get it too. ‘We’ll lock down and get rid of the 3rd party apps, just give us a couple of months.’