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What will you do if reddit undoes API changes? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by Inamin@kbin.social to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social
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Interested in getting a feel for what people may be likely to do IF reddit reverses their decision regarding API access, or reduces access fees to a reasonable level and 3rd party apps remain sustainable.

While I know the chances of this are extreeeemely slim, until 1st July there is an ever so slight chance this could still happen.

From my perspective, the community harm is done, and those who have left prior to July 1 have left due to principles, not because their app stopped working. As such, I'd be inclined to think most of those migrators would stay here in the fediverse.

But would we see a mass exodus back to reddit if the changes were undone? It's easy to say no, but if it went back to operations as relatively normal, it may be easy to justify going back for some users.

I'd like to think I wouldn't go back. I've deleted content and account from reddit. I'll be happy here so long as there is enough userbase for some discussion.

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[–] jakwithoutac 1 points 1 year ago

If community appointed mods are reinstated, and API pricing is set at an actual reasonable rate, I would go back. Punish bad behaviour, reward good behaviour - otherwise what is the point of strikes/protests in the first place?

The point of this particular protest was to show Reddit that We The People are the ones generating content, and therefore revenue, and that means we deserve to be respected and valued appropriately. This protest is a lesson on greed both for the Reddit owners and the wider user base who aren’t as aware or invested as those protesting.