Current Events > Reddit app Apollo to shut down permanently on June 30 due to API changes. .

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Kombucha
06/08/23 5:17:32 PM
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Will you boycott Reddit?




The popular third-party Reddit app Apollo is shutting down on June 30, 2023, as a direct result of Reddits recently announced new API pricing plans which would end up costing Apollo $20 million per year to continue to operate its business an unsustainable ask for an indie developer.

Source:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/08/popular-third-party-reddit-app-apollo-is-shutting-down-as-a-result-of-reddits-new-api-pricing/

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Tyranthraxus
06/08/23 5:21:22 PM
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Yeah if they go through with this change I'm not going to use Reddit anymore.

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bnui_ransder
06/08/23 5:22:10 PM
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All of them, really. No one can afford their sudden RIDICULOUS pricing scheme

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ultimate_reaver
06/08/23 5:24:52 PM
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reddit tried to claim the devs were blackmailing them, not knowing the dev recorded their conversation and posted it lol

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Damn_Underscore
06/08/23 5:25:08 PM
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I don't use third party apps on reddit

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coolguyjimmy
06/08/23 5:26:01 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
I don't use third party apps on reddit

Do you not like, or use the Reddit Bots?
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Damn_Underscore
06/08/23 5:26:58 PM
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coolguyjimmy posted...
Do you not like, or use the Reddit Bots?

I don't know what those are

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Kai_Laguna
06/08/23 5:28:59 PM
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It's a shit decision by reddit but at the same time it doesn't effect me. I only use desktop reddit with ad blockers.
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PeteyParker
06/08/23 5:32:48 PM
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Uggh wtf. That's the only reason I use Reddit.

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uwnim
06/08/23 5:37:53 PM
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I only use Reddit through web browsers, so an app shutting down doesnt affect me.

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SomeLikeItHoth
06/08/23 5:38:35 PM
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Kai_Laguna posted...
It's a shit decision by reddit but at the same time it doesn't effect me. I only use desktop reddit with ad blockers.
It still affects you. Youll see more bots and less moderations as a result.

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HANGtheDJ_86
06/08/23 5:39:01 PM
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Reddit isn't going to be as attractive for a lot of people once they start being more strict about the type of subreddits that can exist

It's pretty much on it's last legs and will become an empty husk of it's former self. It's only a matter of time. We had a good run while it lasted

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Starks
06/08/23 5:42:09 PM
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Reddit CEO town hall tomorrow lol

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TheDurinator
06/08/23 5:43:31 PM
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Reddit has the worst layout of any major site I've ever seen and I am continually baffled by its popularity. It's basically impossible to have any kind of real discussion there thanks to its dumb nested replies format.

People really like their upboats I guess.
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Kombucha
06/08/23 6:58:11 PM
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HANGtheDJ_86 posted...
Reddit isn't going to be as attractive for a lot of people once they start being more strict about the type of subreddits that can exist

It's pretty much on it's last legs and will become an empty husk of it's former self. It's only a matter of time. We had a good run while it lasted

Yeah, I'm hoping something takes off to give reddit a little competition.

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Tyranthraxus
06/08/23 7:07:32 PM
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Kombucha posted...
Yeah, I'm hoping something takes off to give reddit a little competition.
Everyone's moving to discord.

As far as I can tell the only thing you can't post there is Nazi shit, lolicon, and anything illegal which makes it the next best place to go.

I just hate the chat format especially in mobile.

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Hoodroar
06/08/23 7:18:18 PM
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iPhone only so good riddance tbh.

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Tyranthraxus
06/08/23 7:21:19 PM
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Hoodroar posted...
iPhone only so good riddance tbh.

All the other apps are shutting down as well.

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radiowackoman
06/08/23 9:51:57 PM
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Pretty bummed. The Reddit app is absolute trash. Apollo has been my go-to for the past couple of years; much easier to use, easier to search within, no ads. I will miss it.
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doshindude
06/08/23 10:08:20 PM
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Time for GameFAQs' second wind.

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St0rmFury
06/09/23 5:23:41 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
All the other apps are shutting down as well.
He literally exemplified "First they came..."

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Hornezz
06/09/23 5:40:26 AM
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Apparently Reddit admins accused the Apollo dev of blackmailing them, claimed the app was overusing the API and accused it of using web scraping. None of this was true and it seems like a deliberate attempt to smear and discredit the guy.

Also the dev has the receipts: he recorded the phone calls he made with Reddit and has published the backend source code of his app on Github.

https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/
https://github.com/christianselig/apollo-backend

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Kloe_Rinz
06/09/23 5:42:43 AM
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id be surprised if reddit changes their mind on this. they arent going to care about a boycott when most of the subreddits are only doing a "no, don't" boycott of 2 days and its mostly just smaller unimportant subs doing the indefinite boycott. the amount of users that will stop using reddit will be neglible at best
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Dark_Arbron
06/09/23 5:44:52 AM
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Hornezz posted...
Apparently Reddit admins accused the Apollo dev of blackmailing them, claimed the app was overusing the API and accused it of using web scraping. None of this was true and it seems like a deliberate attempt to smear and discredit the guy.

Also the dev has the receipts: he recorded the phone calls he made with Reddit and has published the backend source code of his app on Github.

https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/
https://github.com/christianselig/apollo-backend

Sounds like grounds for a defamation suit.

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UnfairRepresent
06/09/23 5:46:07 AM
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TheDurinator posted...
Reddit has the worst layout of any major site I've ever seen and I am continually baffled by its popularity. It's basically impossible to have any kind of real discussion there thanks to its dumb nested replies format.

People really like their upboats I guess.
I kinda agree

I've never seen any real discussion on Reddit. Just circlejerks were people try to have the biggest number

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Kloe_Rinz
06/09/23 5:47:39 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
I kinda agree

I've never seen any real discussion on Reddit. Just circlejerks were people try to have the biggest number
the smaller subreddits are usually good. whenever i see this complaint its always from people that only browse whatever is on /all or one of the top 5 subreddits or whatever
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Dark_Arbron
06/09/23 5:47:54 AM
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Its alright guys. In doing this Reddit is tacitly admitting that someone else offered a better version of their own product, so surely theyre going to make up for the loss of Apollo by improving the base version.

Right?

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Kloe_Rinz
06/09/23 5:49:34 AM
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Dark_Arbron posted...
Its alright guys. In doing this Reddit is tacitly admitting that someone else offered a better version of their own product, so surely theyre going to make up for the loss of Apollo by improving the base version.

Right?
by improve, you mean improve their bottom line by increasing the quantity of stalker code and ads, right?
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Solo_Wing
06/09/23 6:01:31 AM
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If you know how to use a ReVanced patcher, they've got patches for official reddit app including ad removal

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Flaming_Fire619
06/09/23 6:31:50 AM
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Kloe_Rinz posted...
id be surprised if reddit changes their mind on this. they arent going to care about a boycott when most of the subreddits are only doing a "no, don't" boycott of 2 days and its mostly just smaller unimportant subs doing the indefinite boycott. the amount of users that will stop using reddit will be neglible at best

I've seen a few bigger subreddits talking about an indefinite blackout, and the comments regarding the lies about blackmail might force some other people's hand. But unless this goes outside the financial projections of the suits upstairs, they won't care.

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Agonized_rufous
06/09/23 7:19:57 AM
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Tencent is behind the scenes

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Solid_Sonic
06/09/23 7:22:08 AM
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No but my reasons are complex.

Basically I want to hate the site enough to where I don't care about it anymore and making it less easy to use on mobile will probably contribute to that. Apollo wanted $50/yr. to make new posts anyway, which is fairly shit to paywall.

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Kombucha
06/09/23 8:10:34 AM
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Solo_Wing posted...
If you know how to use a ReVanced patcher, they've got patches for official reddit app including ad removal

I don't, but I am willing to research it. I don't want to fuck up my device though.

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uwnim
06/09/23 12:04:50 PM
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Dark_Arbron posted...
Its alright guys. In doing this Reddit is tacitly admitting that someone else offered a better version of their own product, so surely theyre going to make up for the loss of Apollo by improving the base version.

Right?
Maybe theyll finally finish new Reddit.

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Questionmarktarius
06/09/23 12:06:14 PM
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Did anyone ever figure out why reddit really really wants you to view NSFW posts on the app?
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uwnim
06/09/23 12:13:55 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Did anyone ever figure out why reddit really really wants you to view NSFW posts on the app?
Reddit just really wants you to use the app instead of browsers in general.

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Kloe_Rinz
06/09/23 12:16:10 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Did anyone ever figure out why reddit really really wants you to view NSFW posts on the app?
Stalker code and ads
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ellis123
06/09/23 12:20:15 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Did anyone ever figure out why reddit really really wants you to view NSFW posts on the app?
Legal liabilities. To use the Internet you only need to agree to their site TOS, to use their app you have to use the app's TOS as well.

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Proto_Spark
06/09/23 12:41:35 PM
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The official reddit app sucks, and I pretty much solely visit Reddit on my phone, so if they go through with killing all of these 3rd party apps I might just stop visiting the site entirely.

It is however, pretty fun that Reddit keeps trying to throw the Apollo guy under the bus, and the Apollo guy keeps pulling out receipts showing the Reddit guys are full of shit.
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Solo_Wing
06/09/23 12:42:44 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Did anyone ever figure out why reddit really really wants you to view NSFW posts on the app?
You can use browser if you're logged in.

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Tyranthraxus
06/09/23 12:47:33 PM
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Solo_Wing posted...
If you know how to use a ReVanced patcher, they've got patches for official reddit app including ad removal
I had no idea. I just installed it.

It's shit but it's slightly less shit than it was originally.

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Father_
06/09/23 12:57:11 PM
#43:


Someone please @ me and explain to me what this means like I am 5...does this mean no more reddit app?

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Tyranthraxus
06/09/23 12:57:47 PM
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Father_ posted...
Someone please @ me and explain to me what this means like I am 5...does this mean no more reddit app?
No more third party apps.

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