Devils advocate here: it’s their webservice right? They determine who can access it.

If there were legislation that would force them to make it interoperable that would be one thing. But you can’t just demand access to their infrastructure.

But now the verified account can be like: ooo wow, we are totally humbled by the love for our product thank you so much you guys!!

Which… I’m now starting to realize is fine. It’s just not for me anymore.

He could be if he wanted out anyway, and just wants that sack of cash.

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Yeah I left Reddit not because it was dying but because it started to change into something that wasn’t for me. It has always changed, but the third party app thing made me realize it was time to move on.

I don’t care what reddits owners do with the platform, I’m just glad to be here now.