> They want to charge for what they believe the data is worth.
Counter argument: it’s not their data to charge for. And if they want to claim it is their data then they should be held accountable for the content therein.
I’m not saying they shouldn’t recoup costs for access to said data. You do after all pay taxes and get access to local libraries and archives. But they shouldn’t be extorting third-party developers.
They built a platform so that we could create communities and manage them how we want to.
We posted information. We created content. We exchanged ideas, had discussions, and we all helped each other.
I’m fine with them recouping their costs. I’m fine with them even making a bit off of it. However,
> I'll cut to the chase: 50 million requests costs $12,000, a figure far more than I ever could have imagined.
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> For reference, I pay Imgur (a site similar to Reddit in user base and media) $166 for the same 50 million API calls.
My understanding is that Christian is grandfathered into an older plan on Imgur. Having said that, the Mega plan is $10,000 per month for 150,000,000 requests. If we use this pricing, 50,000,000 api calls is $3,333.34 (vs Reddit’s $12,000)
Counter argument: it’s not their data to charge for. And if they want to claim it is their data then they should be held accountable for the content therein.
I’m not saying they shouldn’t recoup costs for access to said data. You do after all pay taxes and get access to local libraries and archives. But they shouldn’t be extorting third-party developers.