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in my opinion, a good middle ground would be to make third-party apps only usable if you're subscribed to Reddit Premium.

That way you don't give the data freely, you could make each API keys provided to the user with limits that won't impact normal navigation but would cripple automated data capture, and you'd solve the issue where third-party apps aren't fed ads by sustaining the platform through subscription.

>>m-p-3+(OP)
I remain shocked this wasn't Musk's approach with Twitter; make API access part of Twitter Blue.

>>ceejay+B5
Considering Twitter Blue isn't ad-free, not that surprised. I'd rather have ad-free paid option than what I get currently with Blue.

>>ceejay+B5
My guess is that keeping API access behind a paywall is a money maker for a few specific client sets; the ones that immediately come to mind are Trading Companies (both traditional and crypto,) marketing companies (analyze trends/etc,) as well as large orgs with some form of reputation to uphold (i.e. large enough where just one person manning the account is not feasible.)

>>tracke+e8
What even is the point of Blue?

We already know that the "verification" it provides is functionally worthless.

These days it seems like anyone with a blue checkmark is just asking to get made fun of.

>>babypu+bi
Blue seems to be a "less likely to be a bot" badge.

Considering that I've seen ChatGPT-type comments in various subreddits, I expect paid social media like Twitter Blue, Reddit Premium and Discord Nitro being pushed even more in the future.

>>bmarqu+0l
> Blue seems to be a "less likely to be a bot" badge.

It's not working. https://imgur.com/a/6blpTqF

>>ceejay+6n
Bots ponying up for the gold checkmark.

Man what a disaster Twitter has turned into.

>>babypu+bi
Longer tweets + edit button seem like decent features for power users though not for the average lurker. Yet it seems like half of the reply guys have the blue badge.

>>to11mt+Sf
Firehose access has been behind a paid wall for about a decade now (initially via Gnip, which they acquired). You'd have rate limits on Twitter Blue API access intended to support normal single-user activity.

>>m-p-3+(OP)
I am paying too many subscriptions to care. I'll just stop using Reddit on mobile, most kids are on TikTok anyway.

So they are just alienating younger users.

>>babypu+bi
Main thing is supporting the platform. Second is the longer posts without having to do split threads. I think the "edit" implementation and the delayed posting is very broken to say the least.

As to making fun of someone willing to pay to support a given system, I'm not sure that's at all productive. At that point, should probably not even be using said system in the first place. That doesn't mean I agree with every decision, or every direction, but do find it's a bit better than before overall.