ultimate_question@lemmy.worldtoLemmy.World Announcements@lemmy.world•Reddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Dark
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1 year agoOthers have speculated that the API pricing model is built around customers who want to use the data for AI training, not customers who want to build apps for public use. The $20M price tag is what they’re hoping a mega corp will pay for data access and don’t care about anyone who can’t afford that much. Some money is better than no money, but for a lot of people the “chance” at BIG money is better than some money lol
I feel like there’s a difference between “lego compatible alternatives” and Lepin-like companies that just take advantage of countries that don’t enforce IP laws to explicitly sell stolen designs