Most likely. API access is actually the preferential way of handling things because the alternative (scraping) requires more server resources.
If a company offers a free tier of their API (even if it’s insufficient) it is unlikely they’re friendly to scrapers.
Recently Reddit opened up devvit as a way for redditors to build approved internal bots but it didn’t seem like they intended to staff a team to build replacements any time soon
but 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
And the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.
Will the bots dissapear when the API becomes inaccessible?
Most likely. API access is actually the preferential way of handling things because the alternative (scraping) requires more server resources.
If a company offers a free tier of their API (even if it’s insufficient) it is unlikely they’re friendly to scrapers.
Recently Reddit opened up devvit as a way for redditors to build approved internal bots but it didn’t seem like they intended to staff a team to build replacements any time soon