The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. It's the official end of the battle. The Reddit protest is over, and Reddit won.

The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won.::Reddit corporate claims victory over its disgruntled mods as r/aww, r/pics, and r/videos abandon the “John Oliver rule.”

  • Shihali@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Interesting. The small subreddits I follow either moved or are just as active. Most are just as active.

    I’d like to spend more time here, but Lemmy is still not attracting enough people to support a lot of the small subreddits I follow.