In a recent memo to staff, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman addressed the issue of thousands of subreddits going private, in a protest against the company. These moves to go offline started yesterday, and while the company was prepared, the situation poses challenges for the company still, said the CEO. Huffman gave assurance to employees that...
Image via @wongmjane After popular third-party Reddit app Apollo announced it was shutting down at the end of this month, the CEO of Reddit held an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Friday in an attempt to clear the air--and it didn't go as planned. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, known as u/spez on the platform, reiterated...
In a surprising turn of events, Apollo, a well-regarded Reddit client for iPhone, has announced it will cease operations as of June 30. The announcement came in the wake of tumultuous discussions with Reddit over their recent decision to shift to a paid model for their API, which, according to Apollo, could result in unsustainable...
In a shocking development, Christian Selig, the Canadian founder of the popular third-party Reddit client app Apollo, warned about the potential collapse of the platform due to Reddit's new API pricing model. The Halifax, Nova Scotia-based developer claimed that the fresh pricing structure could cost Apollo as much as $20 million per year. Selig said,...
Reddit’s website and mobile apps went down for the count on Tuesday just after noon PDT. The website stopped loading pages only to say, “something went wrong. Just don’t panic." The subsequent message, “sorry, we couldn’t load posts for this page” also showed for users. Reddit said it started investigating the issue and less than...
The annual Reddit Recap is here and for 2022 and the most popular posts, communities and more on the site have been revealed, with data for Canada available as well. "With more than 100,000 active communities from around the world across Reddit, there are a lot of conversations happening in any given moment. So we...
The feature, dubbed "Dynamic Island Zoo," puts a Tamagotchi-style animated cat atop your iPhone 14 Pro's Dynamic Island while you're using the Apollo app.