- In a win for Reddit third-party apps, Reddit will not require accessibility-focused apps to abide by new API rules.
- For example, RedditForBlind and Luna for Reddit will be able to function as normal.
- This is a sign that the community’s mass protests are chipping away at Reddit’s armor.
For the past week, we’ve been covering the turmoil at Reddit over the company’s plans to impair Reddit third-party apps by making it financially difficult for them to survive. One of the major points of contention for this change is how it will affect apps that primarily exist to help people use the platform who would have difficulty doing so using just the official channels.
Two examples of this are RedditForBlind and Luna for Reddit, two apps that help visually impaired people to use and moderate the site. In a big win today, Reddit confirmed to The Verge that it would not apply its upcoming API access changes to apps in this category. The only requirements are that the apps must not be commercial and their primary function should be accessibility.