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Ask HN: Are the Reddit / Twitter changes on the same day a coincidence?

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Was just reflecting on Twitter closing access without login is happening on the same day that reddit is shutting down it's API. Seems a little odd they're happening at nearly the exact same time.

I know there are some external factors around scraping for AI training content but within one day of each other seems a little odd to me.

Probably just a coincidence but wondered if anyone else had guesses as to why. Some kind of regulatory reason? Twitter doing it at a time where there might be less attention because of the reddit changes?

Maybe I'm reading into it too much.

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MattGaiser
At most, it is Twitter hoping that Reddit drama takes the attention off its own actions. The Reddit API change was planned long in advance.
Terr_
> The Reddit API change was planned long in advance.

I don't think 1 month of notice is a "long" time in this context.

albert_e
But "this context" is Twitter's policy and technical changes under Elon Musk.

We have seen twitter implement and revert broad policy changes within a few hours in this era. So I would agree that one month is long in this context :)