Reddit did me dirty. I did them too. This is the story of how I got a permanent ban from Reddit for developing a non-commercial open-source client called Geddit.
That would kneecap public access to anything. Their API is what runs their site, requiring auth for everything would essentially break Reddit for anyone not logged in.
That would kill new accounts. No one would know what was being talked about before onboarding, but without that information, what would their motivation be for onboarding?
You technically don’t need to accept their EULA to access these unauthenticated endpoints, it’s how most third-party YouTube clients like NewPipe are able to do whatever they want.
That would kneecap public access to anything. Their API is what runs their site, requiring auth for everything would essentially break Reddit for anyone not logged in.
That would kill new accounts. No one would know what was being talked about before onboarding, but without that information, what would their motivation be for onboarding?
I agree but that is what Twitter seems to have done and for some reason it’s still around. Dying, but still around.
Sucks to be them.
You technically don’t need to accept their EULA to access these unauthenticated endpoints, it’s how most third-party YouTube clients like NewPipe are able to do whatever they want.