- cross-posted to:
- reddit@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- reddit@lemmy.world
The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. The article describes it as “the official end of the battle,” which seems an overstatement to me, but it’s the certainly the end of the initial phase.
Did Reddit win? Time will tell!
Traffic numbers by bot accounts boost “user engagement” metrics. If they cracked down on bots the line would go down and the line must go up.