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Hackers Threaten to Release Reddit Data Unless API Changes Are Rolled Back
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No, it isn't. Selig did try to blackmail reddit, and it's on tape.
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If the guy that ran your neighborhood bodega raised the price of licorice more than you'd like, you'd be ok with the local gangsters breaking his legs as long as they didn't rob him directly?
What the hell is going on here? It's a website. It's not your website. You liked it. It changed. Either stick with it or go somewhere else. Cheering on a band of thugs in a "ends justify the means" throw down is ludicrous.
People have lost all sense of proportion on this...
There are cesspool subreddits, but some of the smartest people on the interwebs are on reddit. They're just a little deranged. But still smart and usually helpful. You want cesspool, go to 4chan.org... reddit is like a bunch of church boys in comparison.
what do you mean save your reddit posts ?
and also, you can delete ALL your posts and comments, ill send you the app if you want
We don't often agree old bean but you've nailed this one.
This reddit saga is utterly embarrassing. Don't like it go somewhere else, it's a web forum.
i mean maybe she's the one behind it...has she spent a lot of time behind her computer's screen lately?
very good question ! I think not , since apple/google will provide the app/site a token, which is useless in itself if not decrypted by google, and as such, they can't access anything without hacking your google account, which isnt the case here, as only reddit.com has been hacked
but lemme know if you get a more precise answer
damn bro maybe come back with a worse take
Being a "criminal" has its consequences.
I would reply to I7guy but I don't want to get in trouble for political speech again.
Is it true that Reddit has never been profitable? Even after almost 20 years?
Maybe they're trying to fix that.
I dunno.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Maybe they're trying to fix that.
I dunno.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I have no dog in this fight, but vigilante efforts are not the answer. Eventually you’ll find yourself on the wrong side of such a “noble cause.”
damn, you really overflow with empathy
Not wrong, but stupid? OpenAI already scrapped all the data. Charging crazy fees now is a bit late. The crazy fees will also kill off any 3rd party clients, which are often used by the largest content generators and moderators. Again, maybe not wrong, but stupid.
Reddit literally relies on people to generate and moderate content for free. For Reddit to turn around and be upset that some non-crap client made money off Reddit is a bit pot, kettle, black.
YouTube pays the creators. It's a very different dynamic. YouTube is fully aware that they are in a symbiotic relationship with the people generating the content. Reddit OTOH seems a bit clueless about that fact.
Agreed, no software company is obligated to provide APIs. Some do it for free, some charge a one time fee, some monthly fees, based on usage fees etc.
The third parties got to milk someone's cow and then sell the milk for a long time. It's time to pay the cow owner.
None should get anything for API access. These apps bring value to the platform by virtue of existence. They bring users. They add functionality, all for free.
Reddit has 900 million active users, while there are only 0.9 million Apollo users. We are talking about 0.1% here. Reddit is not so bad if only 0.1% use Apollo in the end.
And Reddit looses money to Apollo, because it doesn't get to show ads to those 0.9 million people. While Youtube makes money of the creators instead of loosing money.
This is such a disingenuous argument. Literally none of the devs are demanding free API access, they just want it priced reasonably (which Reddit said they would do) and provided in a reasonable timeframe.
Reddit and Huffman can run the company how they please. They can charge what they want, shut it down completely, or close individual pages. That’s freedom of enterprise.
Personally, I think the API implementation, like Twitter before them, was a disaster, and that changes like this need to be communicated with, and negotiated with, the relevant third parties.
However, hacking and blackmail are felonies and despite their noble intentions, you get no sympathy for breaking the law. I hope the FBI catches these guys and throws them in jail. What’s next, “I don’t like your estimate for my dorm room so either lower the price or your pictures end up online?”
A crime is a crime and, when it comes to criminal activity, the ends never justify the means.
Personally, I think the API implementation, like Twitter before them, was a disaster, and that changes like this need to be communicated with, and negotiated with, the relevant third parties.
However, hacking and blackmail are felonies and despite their noble intentions, you get no sympathy for breaking the law. I hope the FBI catches these guys and throws them in jail. What’s next, “I don’t like your estimate for my dorm room so either lower the price or your pictures end up online?”
A crime is a crime and, when it comes to criminal activity, the ends never justify the means.
Don’t know if anyone mentioned it on here, but they have a banner that links to a help page explaining that the majority of bots and 3rd party services will fall into the free tier. I’m curious how many of those are throwaway accounts that have been forgotten or were created for a very specific reason. I know I’ve had several over the years for various scraping and moderation tools that were barely used.
I was and still am in support of users protesting in form of moderators shutting down forums etc, users closing their accounts and such - but blackmail imho is a criminal act and I hope that these hackers will be brought down.
True, but allow me to acquaint you with the term schadenfreude.