• KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    That would kneecap public access to anything. Their API is what runs their site, requiring auth for everything would essentially break Reddit for anyone not logged in.

    That would kill new accounts. No one would know what was being talked about before onboarding, but without that information, what would their motivation be for onboarding?

    • MimicJar@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I agree but that is what Twitter seems to have done and for some reason it’s still around. Dying, but still around.