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Do you think it's fair for big tech companies like Reddit and Twitter to shut off their API access? 1. Definitely fair 2. Somewhat fair 3. It's circumstantial 4. Somewhat unfair 5. Not fair at all https://i.imgur.com/8jLYEDO.png
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1 which is exactly why protocols built on top of web3 are necessary in the first place
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@cojo.eth
2. At the end of the day it’s their data to share, but also they deserve to get wrekt if they lose their customers’ trust.
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2. They are for profit companies. Didn't go with "definitely" as I also think developers have a right to feel "rug pulled" due to how these companies used to advertise their open access API policies.
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3. Definitely fair given the rules of the game. They're for profit companies who control the rules of law in their world. But not fair given the rules of the road. Open API access enabled immense amounts of value to their worlds. Feels like a rug for them to just pull it out from under ecosystem developers.
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4 By operating as they did for so long, Reddit created an implicit agreement w/ the community. The API changes and getting rid of Apollo violated this agreement. Legal but not very fair.
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@pushix
My cynical answer: 1 My optimistic answer: 2 It's all about incentives. Companies are meant to be profitable, so it's hardly surprising.
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4. Generally these companies grow because third-party devs help them become popular. Besides that shutting off their APIs is also such an uncreative way of doing business.
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5 the users, not the company, generate emergent value and network effects in order for ad revenue or other monetization to maintain platform. changing API rates is fait accompli against the third parties that strive to improve UX enough for preexisting userbase to not churn. enshittification is an exit strategy
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2 at least give ample warning for API consumers to pivot a bit
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2 should keep it free for academic research (public good)
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1 def β€œfair” just bad for builders and creators
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1. Definitely fair Due to the fact that they own it. Now do I think it’s right? Hell no! This is why we must continue to build decentralized tech such as Farcaster and spread the word that Web3 is the way out of others owning us. This is the Way
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