hey everyone. if you want to post links or discuss the Reddit blackout today, please localize it to this thread in order to keep things tidy! Thanks!

    • Briongloid@aussie.zoneEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      Our API allows free access to moderators and developers creating these tools for non-commercial use cases.

      They had already committed to avoiding disruptions to bots, they aren’t backing off on the apps.

      • Alkalyon@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yeah the non-commercial part just destroys the entire announcement. Mods could just use a community made bot that they bought for like $5 and be done with it.

        Since this will be now against the ToS, no one will be bothered to develop these tools for free, to move around.

        This is a worthless post.

    • Sam Vimes@beehaw.orgEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I don’t have a source for this (and frankly I could be misremembering, or this was a slightly different thing): but I seem to recall reading a long comment about how reddit has said they’ll make those things available, but all the mods trying to contact them have been received no communication at all regarding how things will be implemented, when they’ll be implemented, given (and been heard) or received any feedback, etc. Just complete silence. Similarly, reddit said it’d implement accessibility tools years? ago and then just silence.

      If I’m remembering that right, and even if I’m not, given Reddit’s hostile attitude regarding all of this… that actually panning out the way the particle paints is still quite questionable.

      I hope I’m wrong though.

      • TechyDad@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I believe you’re right. Reddit promised to make all the tools the mods need available, but gave no timeline. It won’t help the mods if their existing tools shut down on July 1st and the new, official Reddit tools come online in 2030.

      • ericjmorey@beehaw.orgEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I seem to recall reading a long comment about how reddit has said they’ll make those things available

        Make what things available?

        • spoonful@beehaw.orgEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Free API access to mod tools. The problem is that Reddit’s promises are useless and what - the admin volunteers have to pay for API until they do? Pay to moderate their website?

          • ericjmorey@beehaw.orgEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            The link is about giving 3rd party mod tools free API access to Reddit. But you are correct that Reddit has not provided many mod tools directly.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s a start. If true.

      But what about screen reader access for vision impaired people?