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Reddit usage metrics fall thanks to CEO's plan to boost revenue (9to5mac.com)

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While CEO Steve Huffman may be dismissive of the thousands of subreddits going dark to protest his planned API changes,...

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But as more than one arrogant CEO has discovered, when you kick your users in the teeth, the effects can be rather longer-lasting than you might have hoped. Huffman has not only done this, but done the same to moderators and third-party app developers, both of whom have played a significant role in driving Reddit’s popularity.

Aye, these journalists aren’t pulling their punches!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love it !

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I posit that it is, in part, because of Reddit's self-selected role as "the front page of the internet". Journalists and bloggers have a vested interest in what happens to reddit, and the drama surrounding third-party apps, as it likely drives a not-insignificant portion of their own traffic. I've seen articles from all sides of the political spectrum lambasting Huffman's fuck-ups, as (on the negative side) the planned changes likely reduce the amount of click-throughs they might expect to their content, and/or (on the positive side) the drama drives click-throughs to their articles from impassioned redditors, would-be social media developers, and anyone with an interest in the history/sociology/economy of the social web.