Reddit says 80% of top subreddits online after days of protest over API fees

Reddit Inc. said that most of the company’s communities were operating as normal – four days after a protest that shut down thousands of its online forums in protest over its plans to raise fees.

In a blog post Thursday, the company said that 80% of its top subreddits, or digital message boards, are currently open. The post was Reddit’s first since June 9.

The website Reddark, which has been tracking the blackout on the site, indicated on Thursday evening that more than 5,000 subreddits still were limiting access to their content. That’s lower than the almost 9,000 forums that initially pledged to go dark for a protest starting on June 12, which was slated to last at least two days.