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.”

    • @danielton@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6•2 years ago

      So did I. The only people who claim Reddit “won” are falling for the survivorship bias. Most of us who actually cared are long gone.