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[The Verge] Reddit protest updates: news on the apps shutting down and Reddit’s fights with mods(www.theverge.com)

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Here’s the list of highlights from the article, as it’s a good TL;DR:

  • The Reddit app-pocalyse is here: Apollo, Sync, and BaconReader go dark
  • How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history
  • Reddit will remove mods of private communities unless they reopen
  • Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview
  • Why disabled users joined the Reddit blackout
  • Apollo’s Christian Selig explains his fight with Reddit — and why users revolted
  • A developer says Reddit could charge him $20 million a year to keep his app working
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I used red dit for over ten years. After these changes, I’m never going back. I’m not going to be forced to look at dumbass ads or pay $7/mo. Scumbag fucks. Yeah I’m bitter, so what? ;)

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