r/Libertarian 14h ago

Mod Announcement Feedback Request: API Blackout

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In case you have not heard. Reddit API changes will be killing most 3rd party apps, and many of our favorite bots.. They are looking to start charging for API access, which is not uncommon. However reports say they are charging 15-20x more than other sites (such as IMGUR) to do so. One example is that Apollo would be looking at $20,000,000/yr to stay running.

Infographic of why it is a big deal, even if you don't use 3rd party

To that end a large number of subs are going private. Some for 2 days, some for a week, some until the changes are fixed.

The mod team here is considering joining in. We do utilize 3rd party apps to help mod the sub, and would be impacted by these changes. So we would like to gather feedback on joining or not, and if we do join for how long.

But they're a private company! They can do what they want!

Yes. However we, as consumers, can also vote with our wallets, and boycott unpopular changes. Especially with pure luxuries like reddit. Boycotts show that we don't need government force, voluntary action can be, and most often is, the correct vehicle to effect change.

So please take a few days to discuss a potential blackout. And the mods will take your feedback into consideration when making our determination.


r/Libertarian 17h ago

Politics History of the War on Terrorism: The HW Bush Years

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r/Libertarian 17h ago

Economics Individualism in the US Has Helped Make It an Economic Success

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r/Libertarian 9h ago

Politics Cornel West announces US presidential campaign with the People’s party

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r/Libertarian 17h ago

Politics The Republican Debt-Ceiling "Deal" Is Exactly What We Expected

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

Current Events Rand Paul Lists 'Ridiculous Stuff' US Taxpayer Money Is Spent On

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He's not wrong people, but what he doesn't point out is how these ridiculous things ended up being funded in the first place and how they're exactly how the backdoor "deals" are made, like we're seeing with the debt ceiling.


r/Libertarian 16h ago

Politics To Save the News, We Must Ban Surveillance Advertising | Electronic Frontier Foundation

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r/Libertarian 11h ago

Video Veterans Troll Bad Veterans with hidden camera. Police called for fake assault, caught on camera. Cops lie. Plot twist @ 90 seconds. This exposes Gettysburg, PA as a corrupt tourist town farming tourists for patriotism.

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

misleading title Minnesota Becomes 23rd State to Legalize Marijuana, Nullifying Federal Prohibition in the State

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

Politics Democratic presidential candidate RFK Jr to speak at libertarian ‘Porcfest’ in New Hampshire

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

Article The untold costs of forever wars: How tens of millions of families are changed from multiple American generations sent to horrible places an return with little support.

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r/Libertarian 11h ago

Politics RFK Jr. live on Twitter Spaces Monday 5/5 at 2pm EST

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

Politics Are Police Inherently Less Competent Than Citizens? Why Qualified Immunity Doesn't Make Sense

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r/Libertarian 17h ago

Politics Jack Teixeira, the Deep State, and 'Captured Media'

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

Connecticut governor poised to sign state's most sweeping gun control measure since post-Sandy Hook laws

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

Economics The Federal Reserve Faces Insolvency Amidst Rising Losses But Is Being Saved by Controversial Accounting Methods

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

Question In your opinion, when speaking with a non-Libertarian which party is harder to discuss political topics?

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When I post political memes and such on my TikTok i tend to highlight both parties faults, each time I get people on both isles saying stuff like Trump is better or Biden 2024. I make it clear that I dislike both parties and each are flawed in their own ways. Do you have similar experiences where people are blind to the illusion that one party is better than the other?


r/Libertarian 1d ago

Discussion The issue of cops

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I live in a cop family, and know a lot of cops. With that being said, I do have a lot of sympathy for cops who just want to do the right thing. Of course cops over-step their boundaries all the time, but what if we privatize them, and make sure the companies give them strict rules. Sorry but a lot of cops I know just want to keep their community safe. I don’t support militarization of the police, and I think that perhaps in the event the federal government tries to clamp down, cops can join the fight to protect us.


r/Libertarian 1d ago

Economics The Bankruptcy Caravan Is Now Arriving: Time to Pay for the Easy Money

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r/Libertarian 2d ago

Politics Ireland is reportedly looking at plans to cull around 200,000 dairy cows to meet its "climate targets."

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483 Upvotes

r/Libertarian 1d ago

Politics Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denounces G7 Failure to Deliver on Nuclear Disarmament in Hiroshima

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

Rep. Clyde Slams House Leadership For Threatening To Pull His Second Amendment Bill Over Debt Ceiling Vote

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r/Libertarian 2d ago

Politics Media Admits They Lied About That Russia Collusion Thing But Are Totally Telling The Truth About Everything Else

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r/Libertarian 2d ago

Politics 2nd Amendment rights advocates unpack ATF's cannabis comments

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r/Libertarian 1d ago

Politics Thomas Sowell on the Anointed

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r/Libertarian 3d ago

Question Open primaries? Pennsylvania college students want independent voters to be able to vote/have a say in a private party's candidate selection.

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