[r2vcap]

I also agree. I was using the rif premium version. third-party apps removed Reddit's ads and offered a paid version instead. I'm not saying rif is a bad app. It is uch easier to use than the official app. However, it is self-evident that it would have contributed to the deterioration of monetization on the reddit side. It is not a civilized way to blow up huge communities by inciting people and setting fire to their seats because their means of earning deteriorate. Moreover, if the alternative is discord or a service hosted by some random person on the internet.

[Rebelgecko]

That's not really true. 3P apps don't strip out ads. The API never included them in the first place.

I think it would've been interesting f reddit let the API exist in an ad-supported way and had a TOS that would prevent apps from removing the ads for non-premium users

[thatguy0900]

It's not really correct to say they removed reddit ads. Reddit never gave anyone access to put reddits ads in to begin with.