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Subreddits and third-party apps are going dark in response to Reddit’s proposed API changes. It’s the latest front in a labor battle between algorithms and the humans who feed them.

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[–] ImplyingImplications 2 points 2 years ago

What this recent disruption has shown, if anything, is that they were destined to be cogs too. Even if that’s not what any of them signed up for.

A good take and I believe that's definitely why a lot of users are upset. Reddit's staff does not create the content that people flock to reddit for, but they do profit off of it.