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Reddit users go dark in protest of policy that could shut out third-party apps

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More than 6,000 communities on the popular social networking forum Reddit have gone dark as moderators protest the company’s decision to charge some third-party apps for the use of Reddit data. The move is controversial, with many of the apps having to shut down as a result, but the Reddit CEO doesn’t appear to be backing down anytime soon. Geoff Bennett discussed the protest with Bobby Allyn.

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U.S. & Canada
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reddit, reddit blackout, reddit third party apps
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