The change isn't about Apollo exclusively, Reddit is going to start charging for their API. Basically all remotely adequate (which Reddit's 1st party tools aren't) moderation tools make extensive use of said API, so Reddit has basically decided "Hey, people who do most of the work necessary to keep our platform afloat for free, mind if you start paying us for the privilege?"

Cue people being understandably upset.

Not Apollo (though some might) but tons of moderation extensions and tooling which goes through the api.

https://reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/142w159/askhisto... covers the moderation side.

https://reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/13zr8h2/reddits_recently... Talks about accessibility.

Here's the take by the mentioned AskHistorians: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/142w159/askh...

Most communities rely on third party moderation services and tools which will also be impacted by the API changes. Many have said that moderating larger communities will be untenable without them.

Yep. While I'm not 100% positive, I also think mods that have certain disabilities (like blindness) rely on the app extensively.