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Reddit will (apparently) exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changes

Reddit will (apparently) exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changes

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Too little too late

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Since Apollo is accessibility-capable, does that mean it's exempted?

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morrowind reply

I doubt it, as that would allow almost every third party app to be exempt.

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GuyDudeman reply

Oh, here it is:

“We’ve connected with select developers of non-commercial apps that address accessibility needs and offered them exemptions from our large-scale pricing terms,” Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt says in a statement to The Verge.

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GuyDudeman reply

This could be an interesting loophole! :)

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Reddit will (apparently) exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changes | Spyke