- Numerous well-liked third-party Reddit apps such as Apollo and BaconReader have stopped operations due to Reddit’s new API rules that come with a high cost.
- Several apps including Relay for Reddit and Now for Reddit are adopting a subscription model to handle the API access costs.
- Reddit’s decision to start charging for API access aims to profit from data used in generative AI training, yet has led to protests and shutdowns of popular third-party clients.