> If the API changes were meant to actually drive revenue rather than to simply put 3rd party apps out of business...
I can't think of a good reason to want to put 3PAs out of business given, based on what we know, those users represent a small minority of total Reddit users (and therefore a small fraction of ad impressions).
So the only logical conclusion, to me, is that they see revenue potential on monetizing API access, and 3PAs just happen to be in the blast radius.
I'm not saying they'll ultimately be right. All I'm saying is, on its face, it does make sense.
I can't think of a good reason to want to put 3PAs out of business given, based on what we know, those users represent a small minority of total Reddit users (and therefore a small fraction of ad impressions).
So the only logical conclusion, to me, is that they see revenue potential on monetizing API access, and 3PAs just happen to be in the blast radius.
I'm not saying they'll ultimately be right. All I'm saying is, on its face, it does make sense.