Can Reddit Federate? Should It? (lemmyunchained.net)

submitted 1 year ago by LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

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Hey all,

I was just listening to the Lex Fridman podcast where Mark Zuckerberg mentioned Meta’s plans for a federated platform. It got me wondering: Could Reddit follow that path too?

Are there technical or financial obstacles that might prevent this? More importantly, should Reddit even consider this move? Would it be a win or a loss for us, the users, and for internet culture in general? Keen to hear your thoughts on this!

(I’m a recent Reddit refugee, fed up with the situation over there. Found Lemmy searching for info on homelab during the blackout. Found all the main things I need here. And the community is great. Like Reddit used to be. Can’t see myself going back)

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[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 1 points 1 year ago

I’m more thinking what they can rescue from a. Sinking ship.

Some money may be better than none.

I don’t know if they owe people a heap of money, but it appears more corporate greed.

You can monetise the fediverse. It just takes investment and innovation.

Reddit is likely a cash cow right now.

[-] ContentConsumer9999@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe they could try to make instances pay to not be defederated from it.

[-] LachlanUnchained@lemmyunchained.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I couldn’t see that eventuating. But I could see myself paying to be part of a particular server. Kinda like a tax. But yeh. I can’t see it getting to a point that they could force you to stay.