Enlarge / The Reddit iOS app icon. (credit: Getty Images | Yuriko Nakao ) Reddit is getting ready to slap third-pary apps with millions of dollars in API fees, and many Reddit users are unhappy about it. A widespread protest is planned for June 12, with hundreds of subreddits planning to go dark for 48 hours. Reddit started life as a geeky site, but as it has aged, it has been trying to work more like a traditional social network.