reddit Reddit Partners With OpenAI to Integrate Content Into ChatGPT Reddit and OpenAI form a new partnership that brings the social network's content directly into ChatGPT while giving Reddit new AI features for its users. The deal adds to Reddit's growing strategy of licensing its valuable data to major AI developers.
reddit Reddit Users Stage Massive Blackout Over Costly API Changes Thousands of Reddit communities are going dark to protest new API fees that threaten third-party apps and moderation tools. CEO Steve Huffman faces intense backlash as users and developers push back against the platform's shifting policies.
reddit Reddit Bans Deepfakes Community Amid Wider Platform Policy Update Reddit officially bans the popular r/deepfakes subreddit and updates its site-wide policies to explicitly prohibit involuntary pornography. The social network takes this step alongside other major tech companies cracking down on AI-generated fake videos.
reddit Popular Reddit Apps Apollo, RIF, and Sync Shut Down Over API Costs Three major third-party Reddit apps, including Apollo, RIF, and Sync for Reddit, are officially closing on June 30 due to Reddit's expensive new API pricing. The shutdowns occur just before a massive sitewide protest by thousands of subreddits.
reddit Popular Reddit App Apollo Closes Doors Over Hefty New API Fees Apollo, a top third-party Reddit app with 1.5 million monthly users, is shutting down at the end of June due to Reddit's expensive new API charges. The closure sparks massive moderator protests as essential community management tools disappear along with the app.
reddit Popular Reddit App Apollo Closes Due to Costly API Changes Apollo, a widely used third-party Reddit app, shuts down on June 30th because Reddit's new API pricing makes operation financially impossible. The sole developer also cites damaging allegations made by Reddit's CEO as a key reason for closing.
reddit Reddit Forces Protesting Moderators to Reopen Private Subreddits Reddit issues final warnings to moderators who keep their communities private, demanding they reopen or face unspecified consequences. The platform makes it clear that ongoing protests cannot continue to lock out millions of users.
reddit Extended Reddit Protests Force Platform to Reconsider Ad Revenue Strategy Ongoing demonstrations on Reddit create uncertainty for the platform's advertising income as media buyers predict a shift toward alternative revenue models. The prolonged backlash leaves Reddit at a critical financial crossroads.
reddit Thousands of Subreddits Remain Dark Amid Ongoing API Pricing Dispute A massive moderator protest continues to impact Reddit as thousands of communities stay private over new API pricing that threatens third-party apps. Reddit defends the changes as a necessary step to stop subsidizing commercial data usage.
reddit Reddit Forces Protest Communities to Reopen Amid Ongoing Blackout Tensions Reddit threatens to remove moderators and reopen subreddits by force as protests against new API pricing continue. While many large communities have reluctantly reopened, several major subreddits remain private and CEO Steve Huffman considers letting users vote out protest leaders.
reddit Reddit CEO Plans Rule Changes to Oust Protest Organizers Reddit CEO Steve Huffman criticizes volunteer moderators leading a massive site blackout, comparing them to a "landed gentry" and proposing new voting rules to remove them.
reddit Reddit Ousts Moderators From Top Subreddits Over Protest Explicit Filters Reddit is forcefully removing moderators from major communities after they enable explicit content filters to block ads during ongoing API protests. Several subreddits remain completely unmoderated as the company enforces its Moderator Code of Conduct.
reddit Reddit Ousts Moderators Who Turned Subreddits NSFW to Cut Ad Revenue Reddit moderators protesting API changes lose their positions after switching massive subreddits to NSFW mode to block advertisements. CEO Steve Huffman's aggressive response leaves millions of users in unmoderated communities.
reddit Reddit Faces Massive Blackout Over Sudden API Pricing Changes Thousands of Reddit communities go dark to protest new API access fees that force popular third-party apps to shut down. The ongoing dispute sparks creative protests and brings strict actions from Reddit administrators.
reddit Thousands of Subreddits Blackout to Protest Reddit's New API Pricing Reddit faces massive backlash as thousands of subreddits go dark to protest new fees for API access that force third-party apps to shut down. The ongoing protest includes creative workarounds and moderator removals by Reddit administrators.