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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I don't even use any apps and was just planning on boycotting it for a few days in solidarity. Then Greedy Little Pigboy made his statement about how everyone will come crawling back and that was that.
Oh i didn't even hear about that. Fuck spez.
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I'm glad I jumped ship back during the ban on 3rd party apps. That was it for me.
Yep. When RIF was killed, I closed that door immediately (was not easy). It was to be expected though, I think. Once a site reaches critical mass, money interests enter the picture and greed can always screw up a good thing. It's a shame.
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Are you certain it works this way? I find it hard to believe
Yes, I'm still using Joey just fine. A lot of the apps were disabled by their creators through.
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i really wish there was an open source alternative to it
looks around
.......wait.
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If small dick energy had a face it would be Steve Huffman's.
Wait, I thought he was the guy who had the woflds most punchable face....
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Welcome to Mbin
Mbin, piefed, Lemmy.....wherever.
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It's like using the failed Reddit Gold lounge as a business model. A sub of awkward dudes that paid to be there and random people passing through and not sure WTF is going on with the awkward party.
Have they stopped that now? I remember being in it at one point. I didn't post and didn't really look at it
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imagine charging for displaying content you didn't even make.
the balls are astounding, but this ain't gonna go well for them.
This is probably targeting a adult content creators, aka trying to get a finger in onlyfans' pie
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Have they stopped that now? I remember being in it at one point. I didn't post and didn't really look at it
Yeah, a couple years back it went away, replaced by super stickers or some dumb thing.
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I wouldn't be surprised if NSFW subreddit are what he is talking about.
They know pornhub still exists right?
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Oh i didn't even hear about that. Fuck spez.
The memo is in this article, if you're curious.
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Wait, I thought he was the guy who had the woflds most punchable face....
They're not mutually exclusive.
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They know pornhub still exists right?
It is the Onlyfans girls farming simps.
Keep in mind Reddit wants to wall off NSFW to be more advertiser friendly, and therefore more profitable.
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Reddit is planning to introduce a paywall this year, CEO Steve Huffman said during a videotaped Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Thursday.
Huffman previously showed interest in potentially introducing a new type of subreddit with "exclusive content or private areas" that Reddit users would pay to access.
When asked this week about plans for some Redditors to create "content that only paid members can see," Huffman said:
Itâs a work in progress right now, so that oneâs coming... We're working on it as we speak.
When asked about "new, key features that you plan to roll out for Reddit in 2025," Huffman responded, in part: âPaid subreddits, yes.â
Reddit's paywall would ostensibly only apply to certain new subreddit types, not any subreddits currently available.
Reddit executives also discussed how they might introduce more ads into the social media platform. The push for ads follows changes to Redditâs API policy that, in part, led to the closing of most third-party apps used for accessing Reddit. Reddit makes most of its revenue from ads and can only show ads on its native apps and website.
Reddit started testing ads in comments last year, with COO Jen Wong saying during an AMA that such ads are in âabout 3 percent of inventory.â The executive hinted at that percentage growing. Wong also shared hopes that contextual advertising, or ads being shown based on the content surrounding them, will be a âbigger part ofâ Redditâs business by 2026.
That's why I left. I regret nothing.
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This is probably targeting a adult content creators, aka trying to get a finger in onlyfans' pie
If the paid subreddits pay out to the creators, that seems like an okay feature. Also dipping into the Patreon market.
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In the name of profits.
Donât be mistaken, he and his board will make tons of money from this. Everyone is rooting for the demise of the site, but the bad guys will win. So what everyone liked will be gone and dead, and those parasites will be even richer.
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That's why I left. I regret nothing.
Iâm so glad I left.
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Reddit is planning to introduce a paywall this year, CEO Steve Huffman said during a videotaped Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Thursday.
Huffman previously showed interest in potentially introducing a new type of subreddit with "exclusive content or private areas" that Reddit users would pay to access.
When asked this week about plans for some Redditors to create "content that only paid members can see," Huffman said:
Itâs a work in progress right now, so that oneâs coming... We're working on it as we speak.
When asked about "new, key features that you plan to roll out for Reddit in 2025," Huffman responded, in part: âPaid subreddits, yes.â
Reddit's paywall would ostensibly only apply to certain new subreddit types, not any subreddits currently available.
Reddit executives also discussed how they might introduce more ads into the social media platform. The push for ads follows changes to Redditâs API policy that, in part, led to the closing of most third-party apps used for accessing Reddit. Reddit makes most of its revenue from ads and can only show ads on its native apps and website.
Reddit started testing ads in comments last year, with COO Jen Wong saying during an AMA that such ads are in âabout 3 percent of inventory.â The executive hinted at that percentage growing. Wong also shared hopes that contextual advertising, or ads being shown based on the content surrounding them, will be a âbigger part ofâ Redditâs business by 2026.
Not a great decision from Reddit.
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Enshittification intensifies.
spez is slow walking Reddit to the graveyard.
Itâs slowly becoming twitter/x
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Reddit is planning to introduce a paywall this year, CEO Steve Huffman said during a videotaped Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Thursday.
Huffman previously showed interest in potentially introducing a new type of subreddit with "exclusive content or private areas" that Reddit users would pay to access.
When asked this week about plans for some Redditors to create "content that only paid members can see," Huffman said:
Itâs a work in progress right now, so that oneâs coming... We're working on it as we speak.
When asked about "new, key features that you plan to roll out for Reddit in 2025," Huffman responded, in part: âPaid subreddits, yes.â
Reddit's paywall would ostensibly only apply to certain new subreddit types, not any subreddits currently available.
Reddit executives also discussed how they might introduce more ads into the social media platform. The push for ads follows changes to Redditâs API policy that, in part, led to the closing of most third-party apps used for accessing Reddit. Reddit makes most of its revenue from ads and can only show ads on its native apps and website.
Reddit started testing ads in comments last year, with COO Jen Wong saying during an AMA that such ads are in âabout 3 percent of inventory.â The executive hinted at that percentage growing. Wong also shared hopes that contextual advertising, or ads being shown based on the content surrounding them, will be a âbigger part ofâ Redditâs business by 2026.
Get fuuuuuuucked, Reddit
