Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changes

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Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changes
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Redditors have been in an uproar over the pricing changes.

Jay Petersa news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.Reddit is creating an exemption to its unpopular new API pricing terms for makers of accessibility apps, which could come as a big relief for some developers worried about how to afford the potentially expensive fees and the users that rely on the apps to browse Reddit.

“We’ve connected with select developers of non-commercial apps that address accessibility needs and offered them exemptions from our large-scale pricing terms,” Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt says in a statement toThe Reddit community has been in an uproar over the API pricing changes that might saddle developers with exorbitant charges and force them to shut down.

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