2026-01-16 03:26:18

A major social media platform plans to shut down its application's API interface. To be honest, this decision comes quite timely — recently, the platform has been flooded with various AI-generated comments, with inconsistent quality, leading to a sharp decline in user experience. Many people support this move, believing it will help restore the discussion environment to its core and reduce machine noise interference. It seems the platform also recognizes this issue.

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GateUser-0717ab66

· 01-19 01:49

It should have been like this a long time ago, AI comments are annoying to death API shutdown? I wholeheartedly agree, I've really had enough of robot spam By the way, will shutting down the API affect the tools we use... I'm a bit worried Finally, someone is taking care of this, the discussion area is now a trash heap Actually, I'm quite curious about what will happen next, but it's definitely better than seeing AI spam comments every day This move was well played, user experience has been saved

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MoneyBurner

· 01-18 17:57

Ha, shutting down the API? Isn't that just a covert admission that they can't control it? Instead of blocking, it's better to loosen up. Wait, won't this directly kill all arbitrage opportunities? Really, now there's not even a data source. How am I supposed to track on-chain movements... Forget it, I should have cleaned up the spam comments long ago. Anyway, those AI-generated nonsense have no real value. If the API is shut down, the platform can still survive? Think again, user experience is not something that can be achieved this way. This move is a bit too conservative, feels like a decision driven by public opinion.

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TokenToaster

· 01-16 03:55

It should have been cut long ago. That bunch of AI spam comments is really annoying.

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DeFiCaffeinator

· 01-16 03:52

Close the API? About time. Now half of the spammy comments flooding the screen are machine-generated garbage. Well said, finally someone dares to take action. I support this move. Wait, how can those automation scripts still be used... Just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable. Really? Seems useless. The internet trolls have long since switched to other tactics. Now those who rely on crawlers to make a living will be unemployed. The key is whether they can really follow through. Shouting slogans loudly doesn't mean it's effective. Forget it, no matter how much they shut down, it can't stop it. The AI comments that are coming are still coming.

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ChainMelonWatcher

· 01-16 03:51

Haha, about the API interface? It should have been like this a long time ago. AI comments are everywhere, it's really disgusting. Really, when I see a comment, I have to ponder for a long time whether it's written by a robot. I support the platform with this move. The cleaner, the better. But then I wonder... could even normal tools be stuck? The key is whether real human discussions can recover value; otherwise, it's still useless.

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NoStopLossNut

· 01-16 03:51

It should have been shut down long ago so that the crawler bots can stop bothering us. With so many AI comments, who would still want to seriously read the comment section? Finally, someone took action, or the entire community would have been polluted. That being said, how are we supposed to use the data in the future... The key is that those fake accounts will find other ways, which is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Hmm... now we can really have proper conversations, right?

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ImaginaryWhale

· 01-16 03:48

Finally someone took action, this AI comment nonsense is really annoying. --- Turning off the API? About time, spam bots get out. --- It sounds good to say it's returning to the essence, but isn't it just about harvesting traffic? Whatever. --- Can this solve the problem? I doubt it. The focus should be on regulating those spam accounts. --- Hmm, that feels good. Finally, some genuine discussion can be seen. --- Experience is the best teacher; this move is truly brilliant. --- But if the API is shut down, what about those third-party tools... Never mind, not my concern. --- Is it true? Let's see how it’s implemented later. Shouting slogans loudly doesn’t necessarily help. --- I approve of this move; finally, I can breathe clean air. --- Wait, isn’t the real reason for the decline in user experience just the API being open? --- That’s enough. Anyway, the chives will be fooled again.

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SillyWhale

· 01-16 03:42

Finally, someone dares to take action. It was about time. Turning off the API causes crawlers to come to a halt. I love to see this kind of scene. Honestly, it's still the user experience that has been completely dragged down by AI spam comments. There's nothing we can do. However, I'm a bit worried that closing the API might also disable normal tools...

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