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Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is fighting a losing battle against the site's moderators

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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is fighting a losing battle against the site's moderators

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Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

The company wants to charge for API access. Its volunteer moderators have other ideas

The company wants to charge for API access. Its volunteer moderators have other ideas

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AI firms will just scrape anyway.
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  Which, somewhat hilariously, will be more resource intensive than the API. It’s a part of the reason why companies have APIs, to dissuade scraping.

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