Reddit is having a blackout. Reddit blackout: Subreddits to go private on Monday

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6. Many of the subreddits have gone private for right now

That means unless you are in their approved list, you don't see that sub.

The black out is supposed to last 48 hours - from midnight last night until midnight of the 14th. My plan is to not go onto Reddit until I get up Wednesday, if then, depending on the news.

Aside from the problem with many of the third party apps, Reddit also wants to charge for apps that allow access to blind people (Reddit's own apps do not provide text-to-speech) and moderator tools. There are also bots that provide information - for instance in the Birding sub, they just recently added bots that at any mention of "fledgling" post a message about the immature birds and how and why to not help them. In the "What is this Snake" and "What is this Bird" subs, they have bots that add a message with information about the species identified.

All of those add ons will be charged by Reddit at fairly exorbitant fees for services that Reddit does not provide and that the 3rd parties have provided for free to enhance the Reddit experience.

Personally, I think Reddit is cutting off their nose in an effort to make more money and that they are being extremely short sighted with this move.