# API pricing changes that threaten independent client applications | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: Reddit's 2023 API pricing changes show how independent client applications can become economically unviable when the platform controlling their data access changes the price of that access.

https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/dit-api-pricing-changes-that-threaten-independent-client-applications/

By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-05-02

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