What's stopping people from making reddit apps that stay within the free API limits?

dreamfall@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 37 points –

I'm not sure on the ins and outs of hosting/running a 3rd part reddit app, but since reddit is claiming these API charges are only for apps that pull in big numbers, couldn't the app creators just make a bunch of versions of the app with a limit to how many users can access it?

I'm not sure what reddit's threshold is for when they start charging for API usage, but do any of you see this happening? Would it be possible for the 3rd party creators to release personal instances of their apps that are technically separate entities that could stay in the free APL limit?

Again, I have no idea on how 3rd party apps are run or how they access the API. I was just curious if there was a way to keep an app under the limit.

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Ha! Cool for them!

I guess, though, that the guys who have the skills to enjoy this are the first to switch out of reddit to begin with.

I just did this from a guide on their reddit, it was super easy...hopefully it sticks!

Yeah. I can't code but I can follow instructions to compile an app and add my own API key. But given everything that's happened I sure as hell am not going to bother.