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
    3•11 months ago

    No, short term. Spez is looking to sell, he doesn’t care how it looks after the sale goes through.

    • @MyNameIsIgglePiggleEnglish
      3•11 months ago

      Agree, he is straight up destroying the site for the IPO and will bail the second he can cash out