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[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The image provider of Reddit doesn't hide images behind an API or any authorization layer. It's basically free especially if the Lemmy instance has a flat fee for bandwidth usage

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That’s a surprise, considering Reddit’s whole API meltdown. I appreciate the answer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

APIs can be used to fetch specific data. A link to an image is literally just a link to an image, the server isn't having to gather the data to send like an API would.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The thumbnail, which I didn’t bother to check until a few minutes ago, offered the impression that Lemmy fetches data differently. It’s not a thumbnail, it’s the full size image. Every comment here has fleshed out my understanding a bit more. Thank you.