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Mods shutdown the sub over the app/api issue. EDIT: some more loop, reddit admins seem to have hired some business types who'r looking to turn a profit. As such, reddit is charging a fortune for third party apps to access the reddit API (backdoor control centre). The third party apps turn a profit off their advertising, reddit claims it does not make a profit. e2: more loop, so a bunch of subreddits are "going dark" in protest.
People are also doing a blackout for accessibility options. Most say that a lot of 3rd party apps are good for modding compared to the official app. Reddit says that none of the bots that use their API is going away. But a lot of disabled people, specifically blind/hard of seeing are losing access to accessibility in apps like Apollo, as the official app has shit accessibility options.
Makes sense.
Hopefully more communities protest
A lot have. My home page was looking barren.