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==Consumer Impact Summary== | ==Consumer Impact Summary== | ||
*'''User freedom:''' Went closed-source in 2017,<ref name=":0" /> paywalled the API<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Huffman |first=Steve |date=9 Jun 2023 |title=Addressing the community about changes to our API |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_the_community_about_changes_to_our_api/ |website=Old Reddit}}</ref> and blocked anonymous users on VPNs in 2023, | *'''User freedom:''' Went closed-source in 2017,<ref name=":0" /> paywalled the API<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Huffman |first=Steve |date=9 Jun 2023 |title=Addressing the community about changes to our API |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_the_community_about_changes_to_our_api/ |website=Old Reddit}}</ref> and blocked anonymous users on VPNs in 2023,<ref name=":1" /> halted archiving posts via the Internet Archive due to "AI scraping concerns"<ref name=":2" /> | ||
*'''User Privacy:''' Had a data breach in 2018.<ref name=":3" /> | *'''User Privacy:''' Had a data breach in 2018.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
*'''Business model:''' Primarily funded through advertisements, has a premium subscription,<!-- https://www.reddit.com/premium -->requires paying to use the API since 2023.<ref name=":4" /> | *'''Business model:''' Primarily funded through advertisements, has a premium subscription,<!-- https://www.reddit.com/premium -->requires paying to use the API since 2023.<ref name=":4" /> | ||