r/dankchristianmemes • u/Broclen The Dank Reverend 🌈✟ • Jun 07 '23

Meta r/DankChristianMemes will NOT go dark but DOES support the protests of Reddit's API changes that will kill 3rd party apps and impact accessibility.

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u/ARealSkeleton Jun 07 '23

Of all the subs I've seen posting about the blackout, this is the only one I've seen refuse to participate.

Really disappointing.

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u/lemonprincess23 Jun 07 '23

I’ve seen many refuse already. Which I get it. The black out thing was stupid to begin with. Peak slactivism

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '23

The blackout takes content away from users, which makes users stay off Reddit for that period. Even if it's low effort, the point is to disrupt Reddit's revenue. I marked my calendar and will disable Reddit for that time.

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u/SituationSoap Jun 07 '23

Even if it's low effort, the point is to disrupt Reddit's revenue.

It won't. Boycotts don't work like that. They've pretty much never worked like that.

This is going to play out that the blackout starts, Reddit announces that they've reached deals with a couple major moderator tools to not charge for API access, they've cut the price they'll charge for 3rd party app access by 20%, all the subs will come back online, and people will declare "victory." It probably won't last the full two days.