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• No one can stop Reddit from charging what it wants or boxing out third-party apps. But because Reddit is built on user-generated content, volunteer moderators, and thousands of unique and almost totally self-governed communities, it doesn't get to decide when the war is over. The argument will continue indefinitely—and for hundreds of subreddits, s...
• Many [high-activity] communities are reporting a mass exodus of volunteer moderators, who fear that without third-party tools, they will not be able to cope with the burden of sifting through all that material to identify and weed out illegitimate posts.
• Exacerbating the problem is Reddit's history of failing to address user needs proactively. Most recently, it failed to clearly communicate API pricing exemptions for accessibility-focused apps. So far, Reddit has only provided two accessibility-focused apps with exemptions and hasn't explained why others don't make the cut. Going back further, Redd...

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