The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next
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Re: The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next
#2Update (Wednesday, June 14): we've updated this article with news about a leaked memo from Reddit's CEO, which could prolong the blackout.
Re: The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next
#3> What happens next.
Its going to slightly accelerate the migration of some communities to Discord... Which is awful, with how siloed and noisy Discord is.
I hope I am wrong, and that a good alternative gains traction.
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#4Let's hope we don't repeat the same greedy walled datagarden monopoly and privatization/theft of information -problems with the next generation of social media. Does this shit culture ever change?
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#5Reddit can fix this by simply promoting alternative subreddits to users. There are many. Competition will fix things
Re: The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next
#6Let's hope we don't repeat the same greedy walled datagarden monopoly and privatization/theft of information -problems with the next generation of social media. Does this shit culture ever change?
We have federation now, which should hopefully kill the datagarden model once and for all.
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#8I barely noticed the blackout. And pretty much every subreddit I use is back up and running.
Blackout had next to zero impact in the short term, and I doubt it will have any lasting impact.
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#9> What happens next. Its going to slightly accelerate the migration of some communities to Discord... Which is awful, with how siloed and noisy Discord is. I hope I am wrong, and that a good alternative gains traction.
I'm afraid you might be right. Most of the reddit clones or alternatives are cesspits of right wing hate, I guess that's because historically the only people fleeing reddit have been those that are too toxic for reddit to allow.
I'm hopeful the atmosphere changes, but I believe discord or hive might be the best positioned to be the refuge. Discord is awful for anything not transient. Hive has the whole web3 nonsense behind it. But they both seem more....balanced in their audience who uses them.
Re: The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next
#10I barely noticed the blackout. And pretty much every subreddit I use is back up and running. Blackout had next to zero impact in the short term, and I doubt it will have any lasting impact.
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