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[-] f_lambda@lemmy.fmhy.ml 93 points 1 year ago

Reddit’s CEO said he expects this blowup will pass eventually.

This was precisely the wrong thing for him to say if he wanted that to happen

[-] Gravelsack@lemmy.one 42 points 1 year ago

Seriously. Talk about poking the bear, he got me pissed all over again. Never going back to reddit now.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago

That's because spazzy spez didn't think his internal memo would leak.

[-] EvilColeslaw@beehaw.org 58 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nah I think it's clear he wanted it to leak. He's just an egomaniac who thinks he's actually a good leader. That section of the memo was for investor confidence. (It'll pass, no revenue effect so far, etc.) The other part about warning employees not to wear Reddit gear in public for fear of violence was meant for the press and for the uninformed, to try to garner sympathy and paint the protestors as bad actors.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 37 points 1 year ago

Obvious tactic, paint the other side as violent and you'll get sympathy. Won't someone please think of the corporation.

Make no mistake, spez would love to see someone in a reddit tshirt beat up on the street. He'd be able to plaster that everywhere he could showing how sad his side is

[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

A false flag is a typical right wing move. I can picture spez doing it. He should pick some kid name Aaron just to make it that much more spiteful.

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[-] GraceGH@beehaw.org 22 points 1 year ago

The other part about warning employees not to wear Reddit gear in public for fear of violence was meant for the press and for the uninformed, to try to garner sympathy and paint the protestors as bad actors.

Glad people aren't blind to this obvious ploy. When LGBT violence is at an all time high I don't think you need to be worried about wearing a reddit shirt.

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[-] Clbull@beehaw.org 50 points 1 year ago

Apparently the head mod of /r/Tumblr has already been forcibly demodded. A bit weird that Tumblr of all places has been the starting point.

[-] Emirose@beehaw.org 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The real question I think is will Reddit retaliate back and forcibly recover communities and install new mods?

[-] Mjb@feddit.uk 15 points 1 year ago
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[-] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 35 points 1 year ago

Reddit declined to comment

I am guessing their comment would be something like, "FUCK!!!!!!"

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[-] Nix@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It was truly unexpected to see how large social networks find new and innovative ways to ride and accelerate their downfall.

From my perspective:

  • Facebook --> Cambridge Analytica fiasco

  • Twitter --> Elon was bluffing but Twitters Legal team forced him to proceed otherwise the SEC was already looking for blood and an excuse to make his life very difficult for all his previous shenanigans

  • Reddit --> already downhill since just before Ellen Pao nonetheless may I speculate that perhaps one or more of the larger shareholders/investors forced the current situation but Huffman underestimated and did not realize that the power users and pro bono moderators were entirely dependent on third-party apps.

Moreover, I exclusively used reddit through old.reddit.com I have no idea how current Reddit actually looks like nor do I care as it was unusable.

Sad to see great things go but life continues onward.

[-] animist@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago

Always felt that the way redditors treated Ellen Pao was horrendous. That place is a cesspit

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[-] possiblylinux127@beehaw.org 34 points 1 year ago

Lemmy is growing but we need to work to make easy to allow reddit mods to setup instances and fund them

[-] Dymonika@beehaw.org 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am a Reddit mod. Gimme the step-by-step tutorial! There are certain subs that I want to see reproduced ASAP, like /r/LifeProTips and more!

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[-] Gollan@beehaw.org 32 points 1 year ago

Imagine how differently this would have played out if Reddit CEO Steve Huffman had taken a collaborative approach with app developers and stake holders. A few months ago, he could have called them up and humbly asked them for ideas and assistance in making Reddit profitable. Reddit would be on path to financial success by now.

[-] Clbull@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago

I don't think it's wrong for Spez to charge for API access, but the rates he's vowing to charge are excessive and clearly designed to nuke third-party apps from their ecosystem.

As for how I'd make money from Reddit in his shoes, I'd:

  1. Add more features for Reddit Premium, like being able to view more than 1,000 items on the front page, video uploads in comments, or enhanced search functionality.
  2. Add OnlyFans-style subscriptions or revenue sharing for partnered subreddits/users, with a 90% to 10% cut between content creators and Reddit.
  3. Bring back RPAN as a full time streaming platform to compete with the likes of Twitch/Kick.
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[-] stagen@feddit.dk 29 points 1 year ago

And reddit still don't give a shit. Just shows how much they care about the community.

[-] Swuden@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

I honestly don't care whether or not reddit (the company) gives a shit. I just want users to realize that reddit deserves to be replaced by something more open and user focused.

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[-] ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Good. I really hope this causes a snowball effect. After spez (fuck spez) basically told all the moderators "fuck you" today, I'd say there is enough momentum to get at least a good half of the participating subs on board with an indefinite blackout. And with more moderators checking their inboxes and feeds tomorrow, "after the blackout," I anticipate seeing a second wave starting tomorrow and throughout the next week, as these mods return to reddit temporarily to coordinate.

KEEP IT GOING!!!

[-] flak@beehaw.org 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Stuff’s already starting to go back to public, I expect nothing to change for the better.

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[-] BendyLemmy@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Well, despite the difficulties translating to Federated platforms, I will certainly be working on alternative social platforms.

I no longer use Quora or Facebook...

I unsubscribed my 'YouTube' channels and added them as RSS feeds, so there's no need for me to be signed in there to consume content from creators I follow.

I hope that a month or two with the Fediverse will allow me to understand it better. I'm sure that many Fediverse users will also remain on Reddit and be able to advise folks on what to do.

If anyone on, for example, r/firefox announced activity over here, I'd follow them here. So whatever the 'bots' say, I know what's occurring in my corner.

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[-] vriska1@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

Also there alot of bots going around Reddit saying the protest is not working and all the subreddit mods are going to be easily replaced, with who I don't know.

[-] Hexorg@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well if only bots are talking, mods can be bots too. /r/SubredditSimulator will just take over the whole Reddit

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[-] DarkGamer@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago

Cool, well the reason I'm here instead of on reddit is because of this. Last time I did this was when I found reddit after digg.

[-] sounddrill@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 13 points 1 year ago

Can I get an eli5 on digg? It seems to have happened years and years before I joined reddit

[-] DarkGamer@beehaw.org 26 points 1 year ago

Digg was a site that was a lot like reddit, it was incredibly popular until they did a site redesign that many users hated and they were unable to roll back, engagement went way down, users looked for alternatives, and reddit got most of the refugees. I haven't been back on digg for many years.

I thought reddit learned its lesson from digg given they kept legacy old.reddit.com running even after their own redesign, but they failed to remember that 3rd party interfaces to their API is almost the same thing; users like interfacing with their social media using the UI/UX design they chose and grew accustomed to. If they take that away, it risks alienating users and driving them to alternatives.

If reddit was smart they'd make it so that people with reddit gold can keep using API access instead of locking them out entirely.

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[-] giloronfoo@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago

Same but different. The site sold out and made some changes that were good for investors, but bad for users. It also happened to slashdot. When that went bad, we all went to digg.

Looking back, I'm surprised reddit lasted as long as it did. Digg and slashdot still exist, but aren't what they were in their heyday. I'm sure reddit will continue in some form.

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[-] bitseek@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As much as I do hope this helps, I'm afraid it won't change a thing: Like all blowups on Reddit, this one will pass as well." -Spez. Seem they will ride out this storm. This have to be permanent to make any changes at Reddit.

[-] Meloku@feddit.cl 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe Spez is right (obligatory fuck /u/spez comment), but this blowout also brought Lemmy and other similar sites to the limelight. We're on the stage where we early adopters are testing the waters, it's just a matter of time until a new competitor stands above the others and Spez's Reddit irónico s going to have to eat those words.

[-] sangle_of_flame@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

a lot of people back on Reddit could not give less of a shit about the issues and just want their content; they even see this as just mods powertripping again

it's kind of annoying to see that, tbh, even if I sort of get it

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[-] misguidedfunk@beehaw.org 18 points 1 year ago

I suspect we’re about to see a lot of mods lose their permissions. Reddit will allow some protest but not at the expense of investors getting spooked.

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[-] CorrodedCranium@lemmy.fmhy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Ahead of the Tuesday post, more than 300 subreddits had committed to staying dark indefinitely, SpicyThunder335 said. The list included some hugely popular subreddits, like r/aww (more than 34 million subscribers), r/music (more than 32 million subscribers), and r/videos (more than 26 million subscribers). Even r/nba committed to an indefinite timeframe at arguably the most important time of the NBA season. But SpicyThunder335 invited moderators to share pledges to keep the protests going, and the commitments are rolling in.

A surprising amount of big names there. I figured it would be more obscure/niche subreddits like /r/TaylorSwift, /r/SpaghettiWesterns, or something like that

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[-] TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

Hey folks. Looks like I let this one get by so I'll leave it since there's already some discussion happening, but for the next few days please try to keep discussion of the Reddit situation in the megathread.

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[-] wowitsverycool@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago

Cool that sites are reporting on it. Maybe that’ll add pressure.

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