Reddit API controversy was a dispute between Reddit and portions of its user and developer communities following Reddit's April 2023 announcement that it would begin charging for access to its API, which had previously been free. The changes affected third-party applications and raised concerns about the continued availability of moderation tools and accessibility applications.
The Reddit Protest Is a Battle for the Soul of the Human Internet
An esoteric battle over API fees and access is highlighting a power struggle between corporate overlords and unpaid moderators. It's worth understanding, and it's worth fighting for.
Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google
Social media platform Reddit has struck a deal with Google to make its content available for training the search engine giant's artificial intelligence models, three people familiar with the matter said.
Facebook's alleged use of APIs to crush competition is a warning to other data companies
Forget Instagram and WhatsApp. The real villains in the FTC lawsuit are Facebook's abuse of data and APIs.
Apps - Social Media Lab
As part of our work, the Lab develops public-facing information-integrity dashboards, along with research apps and tools, to support social science research on online participation and communities. Our apps and tools are used by thousands of students, educators and researchers worldwide each year. If you are interested in developing a custom version of any of […]
Anthropic’s Third-Party Harness Ban and Why it Matters for Enterprise
On April 4th, Anthropic cut off Claude Pro and Max subscribers from routing their flat-rate, OAuth usage through OpenClaw and other…
Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech
Meta funneled $2B through nonprofit shells to push age verification laws targeting Apple and Google while exempting its own platforms from surveillance requirements.
OpenAI Developers on Twitter / X
Today we’re announcing Open Responses: an open-source spec for building multi-provider, interoperable LLM interfaces built on top of the original OpenAI Responses API.✅ Multi-provider by default✅ Useful for real-world workflows✅ Extensible without fragmentationBuild… pic.twitter.com/SJiBFx1BOF— OpenAI Developers (@OpenAIDevs) January 15, 2026
Comforting Myths - Infrequently Noted
I've been hearing confusing reports of Apple's openness to collaboration on challenging APIs so often that either my priors are invalid, or something else is at work. To find out, I needed data.
Discord Developer Policy
Effective date: July 8, 2024 Last updated: June 6, 2024 For a link to the previous policy, please see here. Discord is a place where developers can come to build cool experiences to further the w...
Substack's CEO now trying to scare people into *only* distributing their content through their proprietary app, not email. (The link he posted warns users away from email.) It's not enough that Substack's locking in publishers & readers with "notes" and comments, now they're escalating tactics.
@pfrazee.com question. is there a technical reason why social-app forks are not able to quickly launch native apps? We have blacksky and mu and witchsky, yet no alternative social-app native apps. @rude1.blacksky.team I recall you putting out a request for development contributions to put out an app
Something interesting just happened that brings some questions I know @standard-reader.app respects Bluesky's blocks, and I've just seen it happening not allowing me to open an article from a person that I just found out is blocking me (from a mod list, not a big deal, I don't mind) But...
If you're building apps for the social web, this survey report by Incogni is really worth a read. People are quietly withdrawing from active participation in social media. blog.incogni.com/digital-fatigue-and-burnout/ Extracts in the thread 🧶 👇
The great digital fatigue: How digital burnout is changing social media use [2026] | Incogni
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