The internet is still feeling the effects of the paid API implementation that was introduced after Twitter was purchased by Elon Musk. Reddit also recently made a similar decision, announcing its new API costs for developers. These changes are having a negative impact on third-party apps. In protest of Reddit’s new API costs, the iPhone subreddit, one of the most popular Apple-related communities on the internet, is going dark indefinitely. This means that the subreddit will be closed to new posts and comments. Here are the details…
Reddit API Costs Lead to iPhone Subreddit Blackout
The iPhone subreddit, one of the most popular Apple-related communities on the internet, is going dark indefinitely in protest of Reddit’s new API costs. The change, which was announced in May, would require third-party developers to pay $20 million per year to continue using Reddit’s API. This has led to the closure of several popular apps, including Apollo.
The mods of the iPhone subreddit announced the decision to go dark in a post on the subreddit. In the post, they explained that they felt the new API costs were “unreasonable” and that they would not be able to continue operating the subreddit under the new terms.
Hi everyone,
We apologise for the back and forth messaging here, but we just wanted to update our community on our intentions to make r/iPhone private (from restricted) in the next 24 hours. This follows on from our most recent announcement made a couple hours ago where we took the subreddit restricted (meaning, the subreddit would still be visible but no new posts would come through). Please read that post too, for the full context on the situation.
This was not an easy decision to make, given a variety of factors, but it’s one we feel comfortable making. Anything that was posted before the restricted mode came into effect earlier today will essentially be the final front page of our community before we privatise the subreddit entirely. In the (somewhat unlikely) scenario that Reddit’s leadership has a change of direction that sees the reversal the recent API policy change, we will reopen the subreddit, but until this happens, r/iPhone will be unavailable for use in any capacity whatsoever. Many other subreddits are doing the same, and we support them for taking a stand.
It remains to be seen how Reddit will respond to the protests. The company has not yet commented on the issue.
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