Most of the subreddits have pledged to go private — preventing outside access — for 48 hours, though some, like the 26 million-member community r/videos, have said they’ll remain private indefinitely. According tothis post on r/ModCoord, protests will end when Reddit addresses issues wit...
The Reddit API blackout, explained In protest of Reddit’s API changes and the effect it’s having on third-party apps, thousands of subreddits have announced a 48-hour blackout. The protest,called Reddark, includes nearly 8,000 subreddits, most of which have been set to private as of...
Reddit is expected to implement the API fee on June 19. It is unclear whether the blackout will change the minds of Reddit's management, but it may still send a message that the community is unhappy with potentially losing access to well-loved apps. In a list of popular subreddits g...
News sites are reporting that close to a total of 3500 subreddits have joined the "blackout" effort. According to the BBC this includes "five of the 10 most popular communities on the site - r/gaming, r/aww, r/Music, r/todayilearned and r/pics - which each have memberships of more...
The API changes have led to a planned blackout protest from thousands of subreddits,with more than 3,000 pledging to "go dark" for two days(or indefinitely) starting on June 12. Despite one of the largest sitewide protests in years, Huffman and Reddit are largely sticking to their stance...
People rely on the Reddit hack for Google search results to avoid things that often float to the top of results pages—websites built on SEO but lack reliable or relevant content. But since the Reddit blackout started June 12 and was followed by other forms of user protest, that...