Reddit CEO Addresses Blackout in Memo to Staff: "We Knew This Was Coming"

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has addressed the "blackout" that has hit the platform over the past few days. On Monday, thousands of popular subreddits switched to private as part of a protest against Reddit's decision to charge third-party developers for its data.While the move may not directly affect the casual Reddit user's experience, it will impact the developers who work on third-party apps. Reddit is planning to institute a high-priced system for developers to pay for API access, which was pre...