Last week saw almost 8,500 subreddits go dark (private/restricted) in protest against the platform's decision to update its API, which requires some third-party app developers to pay millions of dollars to continue accessing the site.Ībout 5,000 of those subreddits have now reopened, but some volunteer moderators are continuing to let their dissatisfaction be known by labeling subreddits as NSFW, meaning users must be at least 18 years old to access them and mobile users need to log into the Reddit app. The latest protest has seen several popular subreddits that previously prohibited the posting of pornographic material start allowing users to post Not Safe For Work content. What just happened? The chaos at Reddit stemming from the platform's API pricing changes is continuing.
