I do understand that business decision though. You don't want your business model to depend on a dominant supplier who then can extort high API fees from you... does that sound familiar, somehow?
Imgur also became a community of its own. I don’t remember when it happened, but perhaps Reddit thought they were becoming a true competitor and opted to pull away.
I think there is a point to be made about a smoother user experience, but youtube is a great example where their embeds can still be monetized.
Reddit not pushing ads through the API is like if youtube didn't give you ads on embedded videos.
my brother in christ, no man is an island; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promentory were.
nobody wants their website to be a linkfarm to content that's all 404'd, it's not that complex. How do you keep that from happening? Host it yourself.