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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit (www.theguardian.com)

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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] 47 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The changes that lead to the protest were only the preparations for an IPO. When that sale actually happens, I think things will get even worse with new corporate interests and influence. This story isn't over.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

it happens to every sacred tech company once it inevitably decides to become profitable

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

When it comes out how many hundreds of millions spez made of the back of unpaid mods, they'll rightfully ask themselves why they're doing all that free work just to make spez rich.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Second American Revolution Now