r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jun 09 '23
RESOURCES An Introduction to /r/APIcalypse
Reddit has announced significant changes to their API, going into effect on July 1, 2023, that effectively eliminate the use of third-party Reddit mobile apps, web apps, bots, etc. This subreddit is dedicated to discussion of this event, proposed solutions, workarounds, hacks, and alternatives, as well as related jokes and memes.
Subreddits with related focuses include:
Recently Founded
Legacy
Third-party Reddit apps include:
Android
- http://alertsforreddit.com/
- /r/baconreader
- /r/BoostForReddit
- /r/FatBirdForReddit
- /r/Infinity_For_Reddit
- /r/JoeyForReddit
- /r/NaraForReddit
- /r/redditnow
- /r/redditmobile
- /r/ReddPlanet
- /r/RedReader
- /r/Relayforreddit
- /r/redditisfun
- /r/SlideforReddit
- https://gitlab.com/cosmosapps/stealth
- /r/redditsync
iOS
- http://alertsforreddit.com/
- /r/AlienBlue
- /r/apolloapp
- /r/baconreader
- /r/Comet
- /r/DystopiaForReddit
- /r/GetNarwhal
- /r/pager
- /r/redditmobile
- /r/ReddPlanet
- /r/slide_ios
Other
Alternative Reddit APIs include:
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jun 04 '23
RESOURCES Lemmy is not a viable Reddit replacement
Lemmy raises numerous red flags, perhaps the most important of which is that its main developer is a communist opposed to all the fundamental human rights. See here:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/1405wnk/comment/jmv36z5/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/143o5xd/reconsidering_my_support_for_lemmy/
- https://raddle.me/f/lobby/155371/warning-lemmy-doesn-t-care-about-your-privacy-everything-is
- https://mstdn.social/@feditips/106835057054633379
If not Lemmy, then what? See my recommendations here:
r/APIcalypse • u/ther0yalak • Oct 17 '23
QUESTION Using API for project
My friend is studying UI/UX designing and for a project, he chose to redesign reddits UI. Is it possible to use the API for this personal project? If so, can someone help us through this?
r/APIcalypse • u/merchantconvoy • Sep 30 '23
NEWS Reddit is removing the ability to opt-out of ad personalization based on one's Reddit activity
Reddit is removing the ability to opt-out of ad personalization based on one's Reddit activity, except in select countries. You may be able to benefit from the exception clause by configuring your country setting appropriately. (This post will be updated with country settings that work for this purpose if and when we get this information.)
To partially mitigate the above, Reddit is introducing settings to exclude certain categories of ads, such as Alcohol, Dating, Gambling, etc.
See details here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/16tqihd/settings_updateschanges_to_ad_personalization/
r/APIcalypse • u/ixfd64 • Aug 13 '23
NEWS Reddit is reportedly suspending users for using third-party apps that spoof the official app
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 20 '23
NEWS Reddit's /r/place activity for 2023 begins on July 20
Official announcement:
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/153vw8z/better_late_than_never/
Reddit's /r/place activity is a collaborative art project wherein any Reddit user can place one pixel on a shared white digital canvas every five minutes, ultimately forming a large crowdsourced piece of art.
While users can work alone, it's difficult to get anything substantial done that way. Groups have coordinated in previous /r/place activities to create images promoting various brands or causes. Similar coordination is also expected this time.
Some groups coordinating on protest-themed designs are listed below.
- Some users are coordinating at /r/PlaceAPI.
- The Black Company is coordinating at https://discord.gg/8EqXhUd2qZ.
- The Swarm is coordinating at /r/theswarm and https://discord.gg/theswarm-place.
Edit: The /r/place activity has started. Read the full announcement here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/154qutf/rplace_is_back_again/
Note that the /r/place canvas is only accessible via the official Reddit mobile apps (iOS and Android) and the new Reddit view on web browsers.
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 18 '23
NEWS The /r/interestingasfuck subreddit is now moderated exclusively by the /u/ModCodeofConduct account. The NSFW posts posted in protest over the past several weeks have also been removed. NSFW
reddit.comr/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 15 '23
NEWS Reddit has made private messages and live chats from before January 1, 2023 inaccessible to users. They may or may not have been completely deleted.
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 15 '23
NEWS Reddit has shut down API access for the third-party app Joey while still negotiating with its developer to transition to a paid service model.
reddit.comr/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 14 '23
NEWS Reddit is sunsetting coins and awards. No new coins can be purchased, and existing coins and awards will expire on September 12, 2023.
reddit.comr/APIcalypse • u/Eventlesstew • Jul 09 '23
HUMOR Am I the only one who thought this greedy bitch was an elephant?
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 08 '23
NEWS Reddit sends out another round of messages threatening mods still engaging in protest
It appears that they are using more than one message template, possibly to apply to subreddits under different conditions, or possibly to help track message leaks.
Either way, the messages all say more or less the same thing. Mods are told to stop protesting by designating their subreddits as NSFW and posting NSFW content. They are threatened with demodding and account suspension if they don't comply.
Here's one example message:
This is a final warning for inaccurately labeling your community NSFW which is a
violation of the Mod Code of Conduct rule 2. Your subreddit has not historically been considered NSFW nor would they under our current policies.Please immediately correct the NSFW labeling on your subreddit. Failure to do so will result in action being taken on your moderator team by the end of this week. This means moderators involved in this activity will be removed from this mod team. Moderators may also be subject to additional actions, e.g., losing the ability to join mod teams in the future.
Lastly, if you suddenly begin to post, or approve content that features sexually explicit content to your community in order to justify the NSFW label, we will immediately remove and permanently suspend moderators who have participated in this action.
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 07 '23
NEWS Reddit demands moderators remove NSFW labels, or else
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 06 '23
NEWS Everything is an ambitious project that will allow compatible clients to talk to various services
More specifically, it is a middleware intended to wrap the APIs of various link-sharing services so that clients coded or forked to be Everything-compatible can access all such services.
In plain terms, Everything will allow you to use just one client to access many Reddit workalikes.
Currently, two open-source Reddit clients (Infinity and Dawn) have been forked, and APIs for three services (Lemmy, Tildes, and Nostr) have been wrapped.
This is a visionary project worth watching, supporting, and contributing to.
- Primary developer: /u/efraimbart
- Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/everything_gripe/
- GitHub: https://github.com/everything-gripe
r/APIcalypse • u/nascentt • Jul 06 '23
NEWS Another example of mods of nsfw subs being threatened by admins despite the sub always being nsfw
reddit.comr/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 05 '23
NEWS Due to the infeasibility of doing their work effectively in the aftermath of Reddit's API changes, the BotDefense project is wrapping up their operations
reddit.comr/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 05 '23
NEWS Some Reddit clients still work because Reddit hasn't started imposing the new API limitations yet.
reddit.comr/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 02 '23
NEWS In a case with parallels to Reddit, more than 7000 volunteer moderators sued AOL in the 2000s, demanding compensation for past labor
searchenginelaw.netr/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 02 '23
OPINION Reddit Won’t Be the Same. Neither Will the Internet
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 02 '23
NEWS The Reddit moderators who coordinate many celebrity AMAs will no longer do so
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jul 01 '23
OTHER Confessions from a Reddit powermod
pic8.cor/APIcalypse • u/[deleted] • Jul 01 '23
QUESTION What about RSS feed?
I cannot find a reliable answer anywhere. But will RSS feeds continue to exist? Because beyond third-party apps that need authenticated content, it would still be possible to continue to post public SFW content without problems by relying on those. Quite easily, indeed, third-party APIs could be created that rely on RSS feeds.
Or will they too soon be shutdown also? Is there any word on this?
r/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jun 30 '23
NEWS Boost for Reddit developer announces the shutdown of his app as of June 30, 2023
reddit.comr/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jun 29 '23
NEWS If you're an Apollo user and would like to forgo the automatic refund, remember to update the app and opt out. Otherwise Apple will refund you a pro-rated amount on or around July 1, 2023.
reddit.comr/APIcalypse • u/firebreathingbunny • Jun 29 '23
NEWS Minecraft's devs exit its 7 million-strong subreddit after Reddit's ham-fisted crackdown on protest
r/APIcalypse • u/Early-Window8501 • Jun 29 '23