2026-01-15 19:53:00

Social platforms have tightened their policies. Recently, there have been major adjustments to the developer API usage guidelines, with the most critical one being: the prohibition of any applications that incentivize users to post on the platform.

This is a heavy blow to the "earning" track. Previously, applications that focused on content creation incentives (such as certain info-type apps) have now had all their API permissions revoked.

Why is this happening? The official reason is straightforward: these types of applications lead to an influx of AI-generated spam replies and low-quality content, severely polluting the user experience. Instead of letting the ecosystem become chaotic, it’s better to cut it off at the source.

What does this mean for the entire on-chain application ecosystem? It means that projects relying on platform traffic and incentive mechanisms need to rethink their business models. Compliance risks and platform policy changes have now become factors that Web3 applications must seriously consider.

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WealthCoffee

· 17h ago

Ha, another project is about to die. Incentive models are inherently about cutting the leeks, now being cut off by the authorities—deserved it. --- The amount of garbage content is truly outrageous. It's not a problem for the platform to be stricter. --- This round of earning gold was directly washed away by the hourglass. Moving forward, it will depend on real skills to develop products, without the protection of incentive mechanisms. --- That's why I never believe in applications that survive solely on subsidies. Policies change, and they’re doomed—there's no moat. --- Web3 still wants to bypass regulation? Ridiculous. In the end, compliance is unavoidable. --- Another round of reshuffling. Let's see how many projects can hold on.

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MainnetDelayedAgain

· 17h ago

According to the database, it has been approximately 8 months since the last declaration of "Incentive Mode Never Outdated" API revocation. It is recommended to be included in the Guinness World Records. Once again, it is a matter of timing. The pie chart drawn by the project team will eventually come true. Just wait for the flowers to bloom.

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GasOptimizer

· 18h ago

I knew it would turn out like this. Once the incentive model fails, the data starts to speak. The proportion of spam content should be able to produce a nice exponential curve, and the officials definitely saw a certain threshold and just cut it off.

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SquidTeacher

· 18h ago

Damn, causing trouble again, directly cutting the incentive mechanism? How are those projects supposed to survive? It's another round of chopping the leeks, the compliance risk should have been managed long ago. With the revocation of the API, well, the earning apps are going to cool down, they need to find new ways. Honestly, it's still too much garbage content, and the platform is also annoyed, can't blame the officials. This is getting interesting, let's see who can survive and come out... Web3 is like this, when policies change, chaos ensues. Be mentally prepared. Projects that rely on incentives to survive should be panicking now, re-adjust their business models. Cutting off the source is harsh, but it really needs to be rectified, or it will be a mess. To be honest, it should have been done this way long ago. Who can tolerate AI garbage everywhere?

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