Reddit Was Fun

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Memorial to "rif is fun for Reddit" Android app, aka "reddit is fun", shut down after June 30, 2023

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RIP RIF (self.redditwasfun)

submitted 1 year ago by IJumpedASharkOneTime to c/redditwasfun

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[–] TempleSquare 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, it's dead for me too.

RiF was reddit for me. And it pisses me off because if Spez had been reasonable, I would have happily signed up for Reddit Gold to have continued API access.

Other than occasionally checking in on the Ex-Mormon subreddit (to follow up on an institution I dislike even more), I am done with reddit forever.

[–] Vladkar 6 points 1 year ago

Same here. It's crazy to me that Reddit decided to alienate the portion of their userbase that was most willing to pay a subscription. Most third party app users are super loyal to their app of choice, and would likely (grudgingly) spend a few extra bucks each month to keep using it. These are users that have, in many cases, been using the same app for over a decade. That is essentially guaranteed long-term revenue.

Instead those users are jumping ship or browsing Reddit behind an ad blocker.