This comment contains one of the most-repeated pieces of misinformation from the whole blackout: moderation tools. Reddit has stated repeatedly that moderation tools will be exempted from the API changes.
"We will ensure existing utilities, especially moderation tools, have free access to our API."[1]
"We will ensure existing utilities, especially moderation tools, have free access to our API."[1]
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/141oqn8/api_update...