Reddit Protest: Subreddits Go Dark in Backlash Over API Pricing Move
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More than 6,500 Reddit discussion forums have "gone dark" in a two-day protest over the company's move to charge third-party apps for API access.
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Thousands of subreddits go dark protesting Reddit's new API price
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