The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. The article describes it as "the official end of the battle," which seems an overstatement to me, but it's the certainly the end of the initial phase....
Huffmann is definitely coying his idol Elon with the verified account thingy… which he can then use to pressure advertisers into paying more, see engadget.com/x-tells-advertisers-to-spend-1000-pe…
Did Google help reddit? A short time ago the score for the reddit app was down around 3.2 as everyone gave it 1 star for how bad it was and all the drama going on. I just opened the play store today and the app has a 4.2. Did Google delete or discount some of those reviews?
One of the weirder phenomena of the low interest rate era in tech was a tendency to see companies primarily as investments. The goal was not to have a functional business, but an exit, often via IPO or acquisition. I have begun to wonder if that explains what Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has been up to lately....
I was searching info on a crypto scam and saw that now reddit has jumped on the crypto bandwagon too? Everything must be on a blockchain for some reason
I don’t know if Reddit is just trying to be a dick or what, but as I started to delete some comments, I’m not able to see any comments in my profile “hasn’t commented on anything”, but if I visit actual posts where I’ve commented, I can clearly see my comments there....
One of the hurdles to change for users switching from reddit to a federated platform is less content. The logic goes: “smaller community, less content, I can see i’m missing out on stuff over there so I’m not going to switch away”....
my killer post in modcoord, called How come r/fuckreddit is allowed to stay private while everyone else has to reopen, do the rules not apply to everyone?, is currently dying in the god damn mod queue where nobody can see it and I don't think they'll ever unlock it, because they never do....
Some users wonder if the dev will be charged for having it still up, others argue Reddit can't charge him without having signed a contract. Everyone is confused as to why the API change hasn't made it inoperable....
Fake internet points. Karma. Whatever you call it… does Lemmy have the equivalent? There is an undeniable motivator in trying to earn more karma as a badge of honor....
Looking at Fedidb.org the Fediverse Network Statistics, I'm seeing about 98,000 Active users as of the 27th. That's at least 50k new users this month. Welcome to Lemmy, fellow migrants!
The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won. (gizmodo.com) en
The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. The article describes it as "the official end of the battle," which seems an overstatement to me, but it's the certainly the end of the initial phase....
Maybe it's fine to leave some people behind... (lemmy.ca)
Reddit calls for “a few new mods” after axing, polarizing some of its best (arstechnica.com) en
Will Reddit get quality replacements? "Not a snowball's chance in hell."
Reddit Tests is Own Verification Markers with ‘Official’ Profile Tags (socialmediatoday.com) en
Huffmann is definitely coying his idol Elon with the verified account thingy… which he can then use to pressure advertisers into paying more, see engadget.com/x-tells-advertisers-to-spend-1000-pe…
Boost for Lemmy is coming! Same author as Boost for reddit, I double checked just to be sure, it's the same author! (media.kbin.social) en
Reddit app score changed dramatically (kbin.social) en
Did Google help reddit? A short time ago the score for the reddit app was down around 3.2 as everyone gave it 1 star for how bad it was and all the drama going on. I just opened the play store today and the app has a 4.2. Did Google delete or discount some of those reviews?
Still yet another article listing Reddit alternatives, but surprisingly this one mentions both Lemmy & Kbin (kbin.social) en
https://beebom.com/reddit-alternatives/...
What is Reddit CEO Steve Huffman doing? (theverge.com) en
One of the weirder phenomena of the low interest rate era in tech was a tendency to see companies primarily as investments. The goal was not to have a functional business, but an exit, often via IPO or acquisition. I have begun to wonder if that explains what Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has been up to lately....
WTF is this new crypto scam on reddit? Karma is now on the blockchain???? (feddit.it)
I was searching info on a crypto scam and saw that now reddit has jumped on the crypto bandwagon too? Everything must be on a blockchain for some reason
Reddit has started assigning power mods to subs they took over. (imgur.com) en
Not much else needs to be said tbh. Fuck Spez....
r/places is back up, hopefully there's plenty of this going around this time (media.kbin.social) en
Reddit’s only free iOS app icons are ugly now (theverge.com) en
The best icons are behind a Reddit Premium paywall....
Reddit invites mods to “feedback” conversations with the admins (theverge.com) en
Maybe Reddit should’ve done that part first?
Reddit is ending Reddit Gold and users are furious (mashable.com) en
The website has been knocking it out of the park for popular decisions lately /s...
Coincidence that Reddit and Twitter are taking the same approaches to monetization? (lemmy.ml)
Reddit's Contributor Program could earn you real money for your Reddit karma (androidauthority.com) en
Reddit could be working on a Contributor program, letting top contributors earn real-world money from the gold and karma they receive.
Started deleting my Reddit comments, now my profiles shows no comments at all, despite them being there! (kbin.fedi.cr)
I don’t know if Reddit is just trying to be a dick or what, but as I started to delete some comments, I’m not able to see any comments in my profile “hasn’t commented on anything”, but if I visit actual posts where I’ve commented, I can clearly see my comments there....
Reddit demands moderators remove NSFW labels, or else (theverge.com) en
Article by The Verge, providing details about various subreddits and their mods getting threatened because they are labeled as NSFW
This is the Reddit app. They are making it really easy to want to migrate (lemmy.world) en
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1032247
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it (media.kbin.social) en
Reddit threatens the mods of r/CyberpunkGame (the main subreddit for Cyberpunk 2077). Mods decide to go down in a blaze of glory, whole sub agrees. (old.reddit.com) en
Surprising nobody, Reddit Corp threatening a gaming sub of a fanatically anti-corporate video game doesn't go as they'd hoped....
Hi kbinners! Fuck spez (media.kbin.social) en
What's your opinion on cross-posting? (kbin.fedi.cr)
One of the hurdles to change for users switching from reddit to a federated platform is less content. The logic goes: “smaller community, less content, I can see i’m missing out on stuff over there so I’m not going to switch away”....
I hate the reddit mod queue, worst invention ever! are they a thing here? (kbin.social) en
my killer post in modcoord, called How come r/fuckreddit is allowed to stay private while everyone else has to reopen, do the rules not apply to everyone?, is currently dying in the god damn mod queue where nobody can see it and I don't think they'll ever unlock it, because they never do....
3rd party app for Reddit, Boost, is still functioning well after July 1st (reddit.com) en
Some users wonder if the dev will be charged for having it still up, others argue Reddit can't charge him without having signed a contract. Everyone is confused as to why the API change hasn't made it inoperable....
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Karma - does Lemmy have it? (kbin.fedi.cr)
Fake internet points. Karma. Whatever you call it… does Lemmy have the equivalent? There is an undeniable motivator in trying to earn more karma as a badge of honor....
Reddit Migration (kbin.social) en
The real #redditmigration starts the 30th or the 1st, I hope lemmy and kbin are ready for the traffic!
Lemmy & Kbin reaching 100k active users within days. (fedidb.org) en
Looking at Fedidb.org the Fediverse Network Statistics, I'm seeing about 98,000 Active users as of the 27th. That's at least 50k new users this month. Welcome to Lemmy, fellow migrants!