Episode 381 - WTF Reddit, APIs and risk

<p dir="auto"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@joshbressers" rel= "nofollow">Josh</a> and <a href= "https://mastodon.social/@kurtseifried" rel="nofollow">Kurt</a> talk about the incredible Reddit debacle. At the center of it all is an API. What does it mean to be using an API and how does this relate itself back to our own risk. Many of us rely on APIs for countless things, and if a company decides to cut off that API somehow, it could create a mess.</p> <h2 dir="auto">Show Notes</h2> <ul dir="auto"> <li><a href="https://grimacesbirthday.com/" rel= "nofollow">Grimace's Birthday</a></li> <li><a href= "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/reddits-new-api-pricing-will-kill-off-apollo-on-june-30/" rel="nofollow">Reddit’s new API pricing will kill off Apollo on June 30</a></li> <li><a href= "https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys" rel= "nofollow">Cory Doctorow enshitification</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.fastcompany.com/47593/wal-mart-you-dont-know-2" rel= "nofollow">Wal Mart pickle story</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65981876" rel= "nofollow">Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight</a></li> </ul>