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What a wild end for Apollo. The era of client APIs for ad-supported platforms is over. Developers should invest their time in open platforms where the business model is aligned with users' and developers' interests: Micro.blog (paid blog hosting) or the fediverse (often donation-supported).
reddit📣 Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years. ❤️Hey all, It's been an amazing run thanks to all of you. Eight years ago, I posted in the Apple subreddit [about a Reddit app I was looking for...
@manton Donation-supported isn't more sustainable.
@myrmidon Donations have their own problems, for sure, but the user is paying directly, so the platform can support third-party apps in a way that ad-based social networks aren't set up for.
@manton Ads: If this was the only reason, unlazy platforms could certify apps relaying the ads. Easy.