Re:Apollo will close down on June 30th
by ghostpepper on Thursday June 08, 2023 @01:58PM
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What is causing #2? Do the mods use Apollo exclusively or something?
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Not Apollo (though some might) but tons of moderation extensions and tooling which goes through the api.
https://reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/142w159/askhisto... covers the moderation side.
https://reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/13zr8h2/reddits_recently... Talks about accessibility.
Re:Apollo will close down on June 30th
by OkayPhysicist on Thursday June 08, 2023 @02:12PM
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The change isn't about Apollo exclusively, Reddit is going to start charging for their API. Basically all remotely adequate (which Reddit's 1st party tools aren't) moderation tools make extensive use of said API, so Reddit has basically decided "Hey, people who do most of the work necessary to keep our platform afloat for free, mind if you start paying us for the privilege?"
Cue people being understandably upset.
Most communities rely on third party moderation services and tools which will also be impacted by the API changes. Many have said that moderating larger communities will be untenable without them.
Here's the take by the mentioned AskHistorians: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/142w159/askh...