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Dear redditors,
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Steve aka u/spez. I am one of the founders of Reddit, and I’ve been CEO since 2015. On Wednesday, I celebrated my 18th cake-day, which is about 17 years and 9 months longer than I thought this project would last. To be with you here today on Reddit—even in a heated moment like this—is an honor.
I want to talk with you today about what’s happening within the community and frustration stemming from changes we are making to access our API. I spoke to a number of moderators on Wednesday and yesterday afternoon and our product and community teams have had further conversations with mods as well.
First, let me share the background on this topic as well as some clarifying details. On 4/18, we shared that we would update access to the API, including premium access for third parties who require additional capabilities and higher usage limits. Reddit needs to be a self-sustaining business, and to do that, we can no longer subsidize commercial entities that require large-scale data use.
There’s been a lot of confusion over what these changes mean, and I want to highlight what these changes mean for moderators and developers.
Terms of Service
Effective June 19, 2023, our updated Data API Terms, together with our Developer Terms, replaced the existing Data API terms.
Free Data API
Effective July 1, 2023, the rate limits to use the Data API free of charge are:
100 queries per minute per OAuth client id if you are using OAuth authentication and 10 queries per minute if you are not using OAuth authentication.
Today, over 90% of apps fall into this category and can continue to access the Data API for free.
Premium Enterprise API / Third-party apps
Effective July 1, 2023, the rate for apps that require higher usage limits is $0.24 per 1K API calls (less than $1.00 per user / month for a typical Reddit third-party app).
Some apps such as Apollo, Reddit is Fun, and Sync have decided this pricing doesn’t work for their businesses and will close before pricing goes into effect.
For the other apps, we will continue talking. We acknowledge that the timeline we gave was tight; we are happy to engage with folks who want to work with us.
Hellooooooo, Reddit! How goes it?
I’m back for our latest edition of In Case You Missed It… but the least interesting workplace coup d’etat in history™ continues. Who will author it next month? Will u/JabroniRevanchism make a comeback? Guess you’ll have to wait and find out.
(For those of you completely confused about what you just read, here’s last month’s ICYMI post for context.)
Anyway, let’s get into the good stuff! Keep reading to find out about five fantastic communities that trended last month, plus some company news you may have missed, and of course, an extra highlight at the end.
📈 TRENDING COMMUNITIES
“If it is to be said, so it be, so it is.” -Cousin Greg
Current and soon-to-be Succession fans, this one’s for you. With season 4 of the HBO dark comedy underway, r/SuccessionTV is the perfect place for fans to gather and share opinions, ask questions, post memes (of course), and discuss everything Succession-related. And let’s just say, there’s a lot to discuss.
For those unfamiliar, stained glass is a type of art consisting of pieces of colored glass to create all kinds of beautiful and interesting scenes, designs, and more. When light passes through it, it’s pretty dang gorgeous. In r/StainedGlass, people ask for project advice and share their creations. If you’re not a stained glass artist, worry not – scrolling through fellow redditors’ beautiful pieces is reason enough to be there!
TL;DR Sharing Reddit content on and off platform is easier thanks to a series of updates including improved link previews, shorter sharing flows, and revamped self-serve content embed tooling.
Every day redditors come across a post, conversation, or meme so good they want to share it with others. We want to make this easier so that you and your friends can enjoy this content together even if they’re not on Reddit.
New Sharing Features
The sharing experience on Android and iOS has been streamlined and link previews improved to include:
An updated preview design for text posts with a snapshot of the post title and description along with a greater emphasis on the community it’s from
Customized share sheet that prioritizes your preferred sharing channels
The ability to share content to Instagram Stories directly from Reddit
The ability to share screenshots of posts with a link back to the original content
Note: Your Reddit username isn’t revealed when you share content
How a link to a text post appears on messaging appsIn addition, downloaded images from public community posts will now include attribution to the community the image is sourced from. (Or, if you’d rather not, you can remove this attribution through your “saved image attribution” user setting.)
Improved Embeds Tooling
Greetings, Reddit! It’s Changelog time.
Today we have a short and sweet post for y’all – as easy as 1, 2, 3 (which is the exact number of updates you’re about to read, if you stick around). Let’s get right into it!
Chat is getting…channels?!
This month, we’re experimenting exclusively with 25 volunteer subreddits on a new way to chat within subreddits - chat channels! Chat channels are dedicated spaces within a subreddit to connect, ask questions, or just hang out.
Chat channels in a subredditYou may be wondering…how is this different from our past chat products, like Live Chat?
For one, we’re taking a mod-first approach based on allll the past Chat learnings we’ve had. That means building with mods in mind (tooling, management, etc.) from the ground up. Mods even get a dedicated mod-only channel to talk mod-things among fellow mods.
Second, these will be dedicated spaces, rather than a one-off post that floats on by. This is your place for general discussion, a place to share random quips and reactions that you otherwise wouldn’t have in a post.
This is just the start. We’re first building with our volunteer communities in a small pilot program, and we’ll slowly expand for other subreddits to try out by request as the product continues to develop. In other words, we’ll be learning and iterating as we go with mod and user input along the way.
Are you a mod? Check out our r/modnews post for more details. Submit your subreddit to the waitlist if you’re interested in testing it out in the future.
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Hi Reddit! It’s u/Go_JasonWaterfalls, VP of Community here at Reddit. You may remember hearing from me in r/reddit’s very first [test] post, which you hopefully ignored. I’m happy to be back today for an exciting occasion… the one-year anniversary of Community Funds. Oh, how time flies.
Just a year ago, we formally announced the launch of Community Funds alongside a $1 million commitment to bring community passions and ideas to life. Since then, you’ve made magic happen with this one-of-a-kind program, from fundraising for local food banks to creating an art gallery exhibition.
We’re excited to recap some program highlights, celebrate all of the communities and redditors who have participated, and answer your questions about all things Community Funds.
Community Funds by the Numbers:
114 applications received
14 proposals funded (and 14 more being considered)
$156,162 in funding disbursed
10 million+ redditors engage in these funded communities
6 countries represented across these initiatives, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, and Germany
Here’s what these folks have been up to recently with Community Funds:
r/constructedadventures hosted an IRL and virtual puzzle adventure, involving their community during every step of the game construction and puzzle-solving fun.
r/alberta partnered with other Canada-based subreddits to raise funds for local food banks. Together with Community Funds, they raised $54,055.69 CAD.
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