Quick Glance: Reddit Blackout: Thousands of Subreddits Protest New Changes
- A multitude of Reddit communities are planning a widespread blackout that will impact millions of users.
- On June 12, many of the site's biggest subreddits, including r/videos, r/gaming, and r/bestof, will go dark for 48 hours in an effort to prevent the introduction of new pricing.
- Third-party apps were a popular way to access the platform in the first decade, with many users still being preferred over the official app due to the user experience.
- According to Apollo, Reddit plans to charge $12,000 for 50 million API requests, meaning that third-party apps like Apollo would have to pay Reddit $20m per year to continue functioning as they have been.
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Quick Glance: Iran's central bank governor blames currency decline on demonstrations
- 1/4] On August 1, 2019, a guy walks past the Central Bank of Iran in Tehran, Iran.
- DUBAI, 17 DECEMBER (Reuters) - Iran's central bank governor blamed recent anti-government protests for the Iranian currency's drop to record lows on Saturday, as police detained a popular actress who had shown support for protestors.
- Separately, Central Bank Governor Ali Salehabadi recognized that "the events of the past two months" had contributed, along with US sanctions, to a historic collapse in the Iranian currency, but suggested that dollars may be pumped into the market to shore up the struggling rial.
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#Gravitas | Shortages have triggered an energy crisis in the developing world.
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Quick Glance: After weeks of intense protests, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister resigns.
- The government declared a state of emergency after protests in Sri Lanka erupted in the previous week.
- Earlier in the day, the departing Prime Minister urged for calm amid the protesters.
- Mr Rajapaksa was also quoted by Lanka First as adding, "I am ready to make any sacrifice for the people."
- At least 138 individuals have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital as a result of the capital's violence, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
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