{"id":1218,"date":"2023-06-14T19:23:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2023-06-14T19:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:53:35","slug":"reddit-communities-go-dark-as-thousands-of-subreddits-protest-new-policy-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=1218","title":{"rendered":"Reddit Communities Go Dark as Thousands of Subreddits Protest New Policy: Here’s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thousands of popular Reddit<\/a> communities dedicated to topics ranging from Apple<\/a> to gaming and music locked out their users on Monday in protest against the company’s plan to charge for access to its data.<\/p>\n

Starting next month, third-party app developers using Reddit’s vast troves of data will have to pay a price and the changes could affect players across the spectrum – from deeper-pocketed companies such as OpenAI<\/a> to small developers.<\/p>\n

The Apollo app – popular among Redditors for its alternate interface to the official platform – has said the exorbitant fees have “made it impossible” to continue offering the service.<\/p>\n

Here are some facts about the protest:<\/p>\n

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