Thousands of subreddits prepare to go dark as Reddit makes changes to its API.

More than 100 subreddits have gone dark, and thousands more are planning to do so over upcoming API changes at the social discussion platform Reddit. The protests are happening over API changes that will force many third-party apps to shut down. The platform’s CEO Steve Huffman hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session to discuss the platform’s controversial API changes and confirmed that Reddit is not planning to revive its coming API pricing changes. In the AMA, Huffman continued his accusations against Apollo, a third-party app developer, calling out their developer’s behaviour and communications as being all over the place and saying he couldn’t see Reddit working with the developer further. Selig, the developer of the Apollo app, was among the first to point out that Reddit’s new API pricing would effectively make it impossible to continue running the Apollo app, and other third-party apps, such as Sync, RIF, and Reddplant, are also closing down. Some subreddits have escalated their response since the AMA. Meanwhile, Reddit is laying off at least 90 employees and reducing fresh hiring as part of restructuring plans to cut costs. The layoffs will impact 5% of the company’s 2,000-strong workforce, according to The Wall Street Journal.