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Reddit is bringing back r/Place at perhaps the worst possible time (www.theverge.com)

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Reddit is bringing back r/Place at perhaps the worst possible time::Reddit is bringing back r/Place — a collaborative project where individual users can edit pixels on a giant canvas — at a time when user dissatisfaction with the platform is very high.

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[-] jadrien1@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Why are they bringing it back? It was always a April fools thing?

[-] Ryumast3r@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

My personal theory: to offset activity losses and show shareholders that they can still drive engagement.

[-] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

It's their "use in case of emergency" tool.

It was popular so they are bringing it out as a distraction.

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