The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. It's the official end of the battle. The Reddit protest is over, and Reddit won.

The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won.::Reddit corporate claims victory over its disgruntled mods as r/aww, r/pics, and r/videos abandon the “John Oliver rule.”

  • RenaclesEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    They haven’t in 10 years, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

    • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.comEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      The FED & BCE jack’s the cost of borrowing money, so once a “I just borrow more it’s basically free” now it’s “those dollars gotta bring money in or we’re bust”.

      Interesting times for Reddit…