'Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,' Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access.

‘Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,’ Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access.

    • super_king@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I paid $5 once for a lifetime of ad free Reddit. I probably have a negative net value to them. I imagine they have only a few outcomes for a user like me:

      • the app I use stays with Reddit, and I generate some income via their new pricing model
      • I switch to Reddit official app, maybe even pay for ad free
      • I leave altogether, and become a 0 instead of a negative
      • Kapitel42@feddit.deEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        If you engaged with content on the regular you were most likely not a net negativ. Never forget that the content we create is what makes the plattform valuable. Without content no users, without users no add and no moneys