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> The disappearance of the Twitter and Reddit APIs coincides with them shifting toward profitability.

Not just profitability, but more profit.

> You don’t have to “vote for” anything for this to happen.

No, but once they shut the door on 3rd party apps people still use the services, even if it's a shittier experience. So why wouldn't they restrict or shut down APIs?



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