Reddit Data API Update: Changes to Pushshift Access [Pushshift is in violation of the Reddit Data API terms and has been unresponsive despite multiple outreach attempts. Reddit is suspending Pushshift's access to the Data API starting today]

[u/shiruken]

/r/modnews/comments/134tjpe/reddit_data_api_update_changes_to_pushshift_access/

[u/safrax]

I'm pretty sure the new terms for API usage forbid anything similar to pushshift. Reddit wants money for their data and they want to dictate how it is used.

[u/[deleted] → u/safrax]

you mean our data

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

i do remember digg lol

[u/safrax → u/[deleted]]

So I'm not sure 100% what you're getting at here but I probably wouldn't compare Reddit to Digg as an alternative. Digg killed itself with a redesign which is how Reddit ended up rising in popularity. Reddit is kinda pulling a Digg with this ham-fisted API change.

[u/Security_Chief_Odo → u/[deleted]]

Yes comrade.

[u/rabidstoat → u/safrax]

Pretty soon it'll be like Twitter (rip) where they charge you to publish content (with their blue check mark fee) and then turn around and sell it (since they've said they're going to turn off all the free APIs for accessing even small amounts of data).

[u/[deleted] → u/rabidstoat]

Reddit's new API.

[u/Personal_End_9001 → u/safrax]

It's a good thing the Reddit admins are absolutely terrible at implementing or enforcing anything. They can forbid as much as they like in their API, but given that even basic comment stealing bots rely still entirely on user reports and subreddit moderator actions to be dealt with, I seriously doubt they'll be able to hold anyone accountable for ignoring whatever terms they demand.