▲ 1987 ▼ Reddit's API protest just got even more NSFW (mashable.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 404 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Vorrash@lemmy.world 66 points 3 years ago (2 children) You just described Reddit in general permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] db2@lemmy.one 48 points 3 years ago (4 children) No doubt, but they've really ramped up lately. It's like all the manchildren from t_D suddenly saw their chance to be assholes again without consequence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] TheAmorphous@lemmy.world 36 points 3 years ago (3 children) The un-moderated right wing shit has been very pronounced on Reddit the last few weeks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] db2@lemmy.one 18 points 3 years ago .. because Glorious Leader is a far right wing turd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) Watch r/ conservative and r/ conspiracy become default subs lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechnoBabble@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I don't think anyone would even notice next to the garbage that's already served by default on Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 14 points 3 years ago Going to the front page not logged in is like visiting YouTube outside of your account. It's fucking trash. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 years ago It’s almost as if making changes that are blatantly hostile to the unpaid group of people who literally keep your site from devolving into a cesspool on a daily basis isn’t the best of ideas… permalink fedilink source parent [–] thisbenzingring@wirebase.org 24 points 3 years ago This is how the playbook for Fascism works. permalink fedilink source parent [–] graphite@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago I look at it this way: it sucks, but it's not surprising - it's expected. There's no reason for them to cater to the users, because that's not how these things work. The people who made this decision (a) mostly care about money (b) were obviously willing to lose the favor of Reddit's users for money (c) have built a platform who's monetization model has become somewhat at odds with what made Reddit good in the first place (d) are probably going to succeed in making money from Reddit It's sad, it really sucks. But, there's nothing we can really do about it, apart from things like post memes mocking Spez or making subreddits go "dark". Neither of those are long term solutions. I'd rather we moved on and let it go, tbh. We could be doing a lot more permalink fedilink source parent [–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago Almost like they're being paid to do it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 6 points 3 years ago Exactly. Depending on what time you posted, you could get two totally different responses to a post. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] db2@lemmy.one 48 points 3 years ago (4 children) No doubt, but they've really ramped up lately. It's like all the manchildren from t_D suddenly saw their chance to be assholes again without consequence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] TheAmorphous@lemmy.world 36 points 3 years ago (3 children) The un-moderated right wing shit has been very pronounced on Reddit the last few weeks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] db2@lemmy.one 18 points 3 years ago .. because Glorious Leader is a far right wing turd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) Watch r/ conservative and r/ conspiracy become default subs lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechnoBabble@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I don't think anyone would even notice next to the garbage that's already served by default on Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 14 points 3 years ago Going to the front page not logged in is like visiting YouTube outside of your account. It's fucking trash. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 years ago It’s almost as if making changes that are blatantly hostile to the unpaid group of people who literally keep your site from devolving into a cesspool on a daily basis isn’t the best of ideas… permalink fedilink source parent [–] thisbenzingring@wirebase.org 24 points 3 years ago This is how the playbook for Fascism works. permalink fedilink source parent [–] graphite@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago I look at it this way: it sucks, but it's not surprising - it's expected. There's no reason for them to cater to the users, because that's not how these things work. The people who made this decision (a) mostly care about money (b) were obviously willing to lose the favor of Reddit's users for money (c) have built a platform who's monetization model has become somewhat at odds with what made Reddit good in the first place (d) are probably going to succeed in making money from Reddit It's sad, it really sucks. But, there's nothing we can really do about it, apart from things like post memes mocking Spez or making subreddits go "dark". Neither of those are long term solutions. I'd rather we moved on and let it go, tbh. We could be doing a lot more permalink fedilink source parent [–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago Almost like they're being paid to do it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheAmorphous@lemmy.world 36 points 3 years ago (3 children) The un-moderated right wing shit has been very pronounced on Reddit the last few weeks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] db2@lemmy.one 18 points 3 years ago .. because Glorious Leader is a far right wing turd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) Watch r/ conservative and r/ conspiracy become default subs lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechnoBabble@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I don't think anyone would even notice next to the garbage that's already served by default on Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 14 points 3 years ago Going to the front page not logged in is like visiting YouTube outside of your account. It's fucking trash. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 years ago It’s almost as if making changes that are blatantly hostile to the unpaid group of people who literally keep your site from devolving into a cesspool on a daily basis isn’t the best of ideas… permalink fedilink source parent
[–] db2@lemmy.one 18 points 3 years ago .. because Glorious Leader is a far right wing turd. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) Watch r/ conservative and r/ conspiracy become default subs lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechnoBabble@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I don't think anyone would even notice next to the garbage that's already served by default on Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 14 points 3 years ago Going to the front page not logged in is like visiting YouTube outside of your account. It's fucking trash. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TechnoBabble@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I don't think anyone would even notice next to the garbage that's already served by default on Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 14 points 3 years ago Going to the front page not logged in is like visiting YouTube outside of your account. It's fucking trash. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 14 points 3 years ago Going to the front page not logged in is like visiting YouTube outside of your account. It's fucking trash. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 years ago It’s almost as if making changes that are blatantly hostile to the unpaid group of people who literally keep your site from devolving into a cesspool on a daily basis isn’t the best of ideas… permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thisbenzingring@wirebase.org 24 points 3 years ago This is how the playbook for Fascism works. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] graphite@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago I look at it this way: it sucks, but it's not surprising - it's expected. There's no reason for them to cater to the users, because that's not how these things work. The people who made this decision (a) mostly care about money (b) were obviously willing to lose the favor of Reddit's users for money (c) have built a platform who's monetization model has become somewhat at odds with what made Reddit good in the first place (d) are probably going to succeed in making money from Reddit It's sad, it really sucks. But, there's nothing we can really do about it, apart from things like post memes mocking Spez or making subreddits go "dark". Neither of those are long term solutions. I'd rather we moved on and let it go, tbh. We could be doing a lot more permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago Almost like they're being paid to do it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 6 points 3 years ago Exactly. Depending on what time you posted, you could get two totally different responses to a post. permalink fedilink source parent