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Re:Is the web getting slower? by canofbars on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @07:55PM (#24415032)
The reddit API is a legacy feature that is on the chopping block any day now. Its only real purpose now is 3rd party clients which don't show adverts or insert tracking scripts. It has a small amount of use for bots but those are mostly a negative user experience and likely to be killed soon as well.

Reddit is pushing to become facebook without your real name.

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Re:Is the web getting slower? by Sebb767 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:43PM (#24416358)
> without your real name.

With extensive user profiles and now very visible profile pictures, I'm not sure that this isn't going to come as well.

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Re:Is the web getting slower? by pmoriarty on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @03:07AM (#24418148)
I wouldn't be surprised if they started asking for your phone number as well, as so many privacy-invading sites like to do these days.
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Re:Is the web getting slower? by canofbars on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @03:34AM (#24418334)
This seems very likely. Reddit admins have mentioned that they are trying to crack down on alt accounts and banned users signing up 2 seconds after being banned. A phone number requirement would solve that easily.
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