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. It's the official end of the battle. The Reddit protest is over, and Reddit won.

The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won.::Reddit corporate claims victory over its disgruntled mods as r/aww, r/pics, and r/videos abandon the “John Oliver rule.”

  • @[email protected]English
    89•11 months ago

    The incredible thing about these articles is that they don’t make the slight mention of lemmy.

    That one linked is a well written summary of what happened, but it’s partial if they don’t include the migration that happened, even if it wasn’t that big.

    • Dr. MooseEnglish
      68•11 months ago

      Not mentioning alternatives definitely feels like a favor for reddit tbh.

    • @MaturinEnglish
      7•11 months ago

      Now that you’ve noticed the PR industry, you may realize that basically every article is fawning of its subjects in this way these days