**Why is** r/NBA **participating in the blackout?**
We agree Reddit is restricting API access to third parties before reasonable conditions are met.
* Reddit needs more accessibility on the native/official Reddit app. Reddit has stated that they are making concessions for but we cannot be sure if and when these functions will be complete.
* Reddit should postpone the date of the API lockdown until the official app improves on usability and accessibility, both for users with disabilities and users for which the official app does not work for their needs.
* We still believe Reddit has the right to monetize the API but should be reasonable in the timeline and cost for the negotiations.
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**Where can we be updated during the blackout?**
Our official twitter: [https://twitter.com/NBA\_Reddit](https://twitter.com/NBA_Reddit) @NBA\_Reddit
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**What was the result of the poll?**
An overwhelming majority of participants of the poll voted to support the blackout and a majority of participants voted indefinite. However, based on our subreddit activity, many frequent users did not participate at all in the poll.
Here are the results of our poll:
https://preview.redd.it/vzekigogng5b1.png?width=1524&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=695bbca76cea5673be233dfd6bb4cf596df817cc
\**61% of all respondents voted to be indefinite, 77% of respondents who voted “yes” specifically think it should indefinite.*
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**What has the** r/NBA **been doing since the poll?**
We have been communicating directly with Reddit in calls and in a private subreddit along with other moderators from popular subreddits who desired to resolve the situation prior to a blackout. We delayed in announcement as long as possible to keep all options open. We take this participation during the NBA finals very seriously.
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**How long will this last?**
Until we exhaust all available options in our continued communication with Reddit.
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**The official / native app does not work for me.**
Go to [https://www.reddit.com/r/redditmobile/](https://www.reddit.com/r/redditmobile/) and post your issues directly there, no matter how minor. It is very clear there are large gaps in usability / accesibility that are being ignored. Many of the admins have never used third party apps and are not aware of the gaps either. Be polite and detailed as troll posts, off-topic posts, and harassment will be ignored and are counterproductive.
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**What else?**
We do not support the harassment of admins or subreddits/moderators that do not participate in the blackout for whatever reason.
This is a very difficult situation that requires direct communication with each subreddit’s user base.
It is also clear to us that many of the admins were not prepared to deal with this current situation and are not in a position to bring legitimate community issues to u/spez and venture capitalists.
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**What can YOU do?**
Complain. Message the mods of /r/reddit.com, who are the admins of the site, message /u/reddit, submit a support request, comment in relevant threads on /r/reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.
Boycott and spread the word…to Reddit’s competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th — instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!
by NBA_MOD
28 Comments
We’re really going to miss this sub’s reaction to the title, Ja’s suspension, the draft etc just so y’all can do some slacktivism to feel better about yourselves.
Who’s making the discord?
E. They have one, which will be fine for me me as an alternative
Any alternatives to r/nba ? Lemmy? Raddle?
Fitting for a possible Nuggets championship to happen while /r/NBA is blacked out
During the finals? Bruh
lmao screw the nuggets I guess
Ayyy r/nba with the buzzer beater.
Indefinitely? Bruh
Blacking out a sub while a team is likely gonna win their first title lmao
Party in the Nuggets sub?
The biggest day of the year imo shouldn’t be missed
I can’t believe I’m going to have resort to watching Stephen A Smith giving me basketball news.
This is some dumbass shit.
This is stupid but pat ur selves on the back like u are going to make a difference. 12 neckbeards of the round table dictate what happens to the other 8 million users.
7.7m users on this sub and 20k people online at a time, and you’re going dark as the results of a poll that had 8k participants, which would surely have been brigaded by communities that care more about 3rd party apps on reddit than basketball.
Fucking booooooo
Bruh could y’all not wait 1 more day to start this…
Ok I’ll use twitter then
Corny as fuck, not gonna save your heckin keeanu chungus 3rd party apperino either
edit: and indefinitely too? lmfao y’all are just gonna get replaced by the admins anyways if this goes on for too long 💀
This is a pretty shitty to do to the nuggets and their community. I would wait a day before starting. You can still black out the sub for the same amount time and make the same point and get the same results. The Scott Foster flair is too accurate. Shitty call.
This is r/nbacirclejerk’s Mickey Mouse ring
Nuggets bros I’m so sorry. Y’all finally were gonna be able to do your well deserved shit talking and then this happens. BIG F.
Nuggets can’t have nothing lmaoo Malone will hear this somehow
Can we close for the two days, and reopen with a poll on how much longer to go? I think too few people voted for this all encompassing move.
To the people saying “shut everything down until something changes” what if nothing changes? No one gets to use the site anymore because you lot dont like something?
8k votes is such a small sample size. I lurk on this subreddit a lot, but I never saw the poll go up and therefore didn’t vote.
I would’ve voted for no and to not shut it down indefinitely. I know there are plenty of people like me that didn’t get a chance to vote. Kind of just seems like the mods are serving their own self interests here and not the interests of the community by taking such swift action after such an insignificant/inaccurate poll.
Y’all know damn well the vast majority of this sub does not want this.
This is ridiculous.
This blackout, is a total waste of time. They’re not going to change their minds.