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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit::A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

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[-] [email protected] 275 points 2 years ago

Despite these concessions, dozens of Redditors promised to stop using the site altogether without access to their favorite browsing apps. But according to data from the website analytics firm SimilarWeb, traffic has largely remained consistent to the platform, aside from a pronounced dip during the blackout

Dozens of us!

[-] [email protected] 67 points 2 years ago

I only go back to Resdit when my Google search doesn't take me where I need to go.

[-] [email protected] 45 points 2 years ago

Which, unfortunately, is far too often. In my recent experience..

[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago

I literally use Reddit to fix Google Search results when I actually need an answer. At the very least I'll typically find the starting string. Though that's less due to the quality of Reddit and more because of its longevity.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

Sometimes Lemmy pops up on my google search! That always makes me smile

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

I've often found removed responses, which is a good thing, just makes my quest to find an answer harder.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

At least use a redirect extension that gives you an alternative, lighter frontend. Teddit might be mostly gone, but there are still Libreddit instances alive and active. And on Android, Stealth still works.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

...when my Google search doesn't take me where I need to go.

Tried Kagi?

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