Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says | Reddit executives also discussed how they might introduce more ads into the social media platform
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Lemlords?
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Bad news is that we’re still not setup for Reddit-level user counts. Lemmy needs much better moderation tools to allow communities to stay on top of reports.
Hopefully a lot of new users will also produce new people contributing to Lemmy. Or, maybe some people will form some sort of nonprofit that allows dedicated designers and engineers to continually work on Lemmy. When people contribute as a side gig, most give up after a few months. Most of the Lemmy clients that were build during the Reddit APIocalypse are no longer alive.
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Lemmyburghers
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Reddit has gotten so bad that it’s funny. I love reading about whatever awkward, bumbling cash grab they’re trying next.
What’s a good word for constant, ongoing enshittification? Diarrheafication?
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So why not cut out OF and keep the users?
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Funny and sad at the same time, to be honest... That douche busted up a lot of awesome communities with wonderful people, and he's on the right track to ruin things completely...
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I can't imagine what sub-reddits they think people would willingly participate in that are paid-only. Decreasing visibility and potential participation group automatically makes those worse in most cases.
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i really wish there was an open source alternative to it
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Welcome to Mbin
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Not to mention that paywalled content being moderated by unpaid volunteers.
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I wonder what the legality is of that when people are posting content from these porn sites and reddit is charging users to access it. How is this any different than paid piracy streaming sites?
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Its improving over time, I think it'll find a decent grove as more communities pop up. I find the comment sections really engaging too I've had some solid conversations over here.
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Same I hardly ever find useful answers on reddit anymore. Most useful links have been from the native forums of the very product I'm trying to find answers for.
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Same, my mouth dropped reading the article.
Obligatory fuck spez
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Yea and sometimes these older posts are filled with answers that just say "this user deleted all their data using "whatever service"".
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"more ads" as if it isn't already as flooded as meta sites.
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In the name of profits.
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And commented and reposted by bots.
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I'm going to frame your comment and sell it!
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Late this fall, after all of the nonsense on Reddit, Facebook, and Instagram I asked myself a very simple question.
"Is the reason I joined these sites still valid? What do I actually enjoy about social media these days?"
The answer was basically "rose colored glasses."
I joined **Reddit **after the 'deaths' of Slashdot and Digg. It became my source to get new and interesting content I probably wouldn't have found otherwise. Now it's bots arguing with bots and 75+% of the content is just recycled shit by people trying to make money. Much of the rest is from people trying to manipulate you.
Delete.
I joined Facebook to keep in touch with my friends and family - especially those I don't see often. Over time, the amount of good content from people I knew dropped to maybe 25% of my feed. Most of it now is AI-generated bullshit or more of the same recycled content you see on Reddit.
Delete.
I joined Instagram to share some of my landscape photos and view some of the great photos some close friends were sharing. Over time that became less and less. Queue the recycled and AI-bullshit content.
Delete.
So, I challenge everybody to ask themselves do they actually enjoy social media? Do these sites actually add value to your life and in any way remain true to their promise when you joined them so many moons ago. Are you actually making any connections with people? The 'social' in 'social' media? Or just watching people talk at each other, not to each other.
After answering those questions, the answer about whether to stick around is pretty clear.
