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tailschannel · 1 year

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/r/Sonic goes dark in protest of Reddit's controversial API changes

Fans will not be able to view the unofficial Sonic the Hedgehog community on Reddit due to a massive site-wide protest.

/r/SonicTheHedgehog and thousands of Reddit communities went dark on Monday in protest against the platform's planned changes to their app programming interface, or API.

Why is this happening?

Reddit's interface allowed third party services and the platform to communicate with each other. Protestors claimed that the site's motivation to monetize access will threaten to shut down off-site applications, drastically affect moderator tools, limit accessibility-focused programs, and alter the ability to impartially access content.

One popular iOS cilent already announced plans to shut down, as it would cost around $20 million USD per year if it were to continue under the new agreement.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defended the changes in a ask-me-anything thread, and claimed that the platform "can no longer subsidize commercial entities that require large-scale data use."

The changes were similarly compared to Twitter's controversial plan to cut off third-party access to its interface in early 2023, which saw many long-standing third-party clients forced to shut down.

The response

As a result, more than 6,000 subreddits elected to go dark in protest of the changes. Users either saw subreddits in a "read-only" state, which meant that there was no ability to create new comments or posts; or in a "private" state, which meant it cannot be viewed in public at all.

The protests were expected to generally last to a minimum of 48 hours; however, a seemingly defensive rebuke from Reddit managed to escalate numerous communities to extend their outage to an indefinite period.

Affecting you

The Sonic the Hedgehog subreddit went dark just before midnight Eastern time on Monday.

Tails' Channel understands that the blackout will last for a minimum of 48 hours, but it could extend to an undetermined period of time "based on the general climate" of the situation, according to the subreddit's head moderator, @andtails.

"Reddit's entire business model is predicated on the use of free labor to run their communities, so the only way we send a powerful message to their higher ups that what they're doing isn't okay is to strike," said the moderator in a public post.

The statement continued, "even if you are not directly impacted by Reddit's corporate decision-making now, their decision to charge for API access may set a precedence for future corporate decisions down the line that will increasingly hurt the user experience on this platform."

Subreddit users were encouraged to "take a break from Reddit" and submit complaints during the indefinite outage, as the mod argued that the planned changes will fundamentally hurt the platform.

#sonic the hedgehog #reddark #/r/sonic #/r/sonicthehedgehog #reddit #sonic #sega #gaming #gaming news #sonic news

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gerardpilled · 1 year

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#post was co-oped by r@dfems so now this post is about trans sonic

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atinymexicanbird · 5 months

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in which shadow cared !! (again)

#i wanted to color this at first but if i did that i would have never posted this stupid comic so it is what it is #srry if thr art is inconsistent jsajsj #hot topic wannabe and blue gumball son of a bitch #my art #sth #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonic fanart #sonadow #if you squint your eyes i guess #who r we kidding this is them flirting #sonic

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couch-house · 1 year

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#sth #knuckles the echidna #tikal the echidna #sonic the hedgehog #fanart #id in alt text #transparency effects r hard to do in paint sowwy #comic

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clumxy · 11 months

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the bros being cute ✌

#sorry tumblrers i havent opened this app #got to turn off my brain and play with colours these r my favs #sth #sonic fanart #miles tails prower #miles the fox #sonic the hedgehog #tails fanart #sth fanart #tails the fox

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redavexat · 2 months

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#196 #r/196 #r196 #rule #sonic the hedgehog

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the-hydroxian-artblog · 5 months

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#Tails Doll #sth #sonic the hedgehog #Tails Doll AU #Sonic R

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maareyas · 7 months

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drifting

directly inspired by Reverse:1999 APPLe's ultimate card

#sonic #sonic the hedgehog #sth #silver #silver the hedgehog #sonic fanart #digital #clip studio paint #my art #in general R:1999's style for the card arts are so nice #i wanna kiss whoever was in charge of all the graphic design in that game

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maskofnova · 3 months

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I think its a rite of passage to make an au at least once, and ive been thinking super hard about how Sonic raised tails lately. So obviously an age swap au had to happen. Aka, the au in which they are both team turbo nerd and Tails needs a Vacation as a dire medical suggestion. (more rambling in tags)

#tails the fox #miles tails prower #sonic the hedgehog #sonic au #age swap au #I dont have that many strong emotions about this one! i just wanted to get it done i think #but ill definitely redo this at some point #Sonic at least had the most intense education possible and even though hes not a prodigy he can build with the best of them #the au where they both end up mega nerds #but sonic is a nerd who does olympic level sprints #i like to think he uses a lot of tech in battle but speed is still his strongest asset #he just uses tech to enhance that speed and better utilize it #tails is so so so so tired but he does his best to be a good brother #sonic wasnt there when he was a kid so he had to learn to survive being bullied and abandoned but he found sonic eventually #and was inspired by his resilliance #and sonic admires tails so much his big brother is so smart like whoa #even when he doesnt get it he pretends to to try to impress him #get my boy miles some r and r ASAP #sonic fanart #sonic the hedghog fanart #mogs art

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borrelia · 18 days

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THE SONIC MERCH ON HOT TOPIC RIGHT NOW THO????

#myaa #THESE R KIND OF SICK #i bet the quality is garbo but THEY LOOKS SO COOOL #LOVE THE KNUCKLES TOP STYLED WITH THOSE PANTS...#sonic

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sourfrootz · 11 months

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post this cat when They least expect it

#sth #sonic #sonic the hedgehog art #sonic the hedgehog #sonic the hedgehog fanart #my art #doodle #ngl default csp brushes r so good LOL

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candycatstuffs · 1 year

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Tails got a little too used to living alone

#sth #sonic the hedgehog #tails the fox #sonic fanart #miles tails prower #the cheerios r stale btw

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couch-house · 7 months

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I think sonic had a really good time not being playable for once and just being supporting cast for his friend shadow. i just know he was soooo excited to explain the controls and not worry about rings and cheer on his friend (and sometimes be a final boss :3)

#sth #shth #sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonic the character #fanart #id in alt text #i have. another batch of shadow (game) drawings after this #bc im having a really good time with it #it is definitely somewhere in the top 3 sonic games for me. it's good! and anyone who says otherwise just hates fun #sonic in this game soooo funny he IS so annoying but it is so cute truly #im really bad at the hero mission in space gadget but sonics dialogue is sooooo cute in that..#he's just having fun racing with his friend again 🥺#shadow is having the most intense and miserable experience of his short life and sonic is just like yaayayayay video game yaaay!#anyway. return of my adventure-era sonic design. even tho shth canonically takes place A While after sa2 #whatever. they r the same to me

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mealbits · 10 months

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