An impersonator issued a fake Reddit take down notice against SaveVideo

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 13, 2021, 2:23 PM UTC

nicbou wrote: post #3

When a company grows large enough, the APIs and user-generated tools that propelled its growth get treated like a threat. They tend to vertically integrate and keep anyone from using their data.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 13, 2021, 2:23 PM UTC

piva00 wrote: post #82

nicbou wrote: post #3

When a company grows large enough, the APIs and user-generated tools that propelled its growth get treated like a threat. They tend to vertically integrate and keep anyone from using their data.

Exactly, Twitter went through the same process, locking down its API, introducing usage quotas and getting increasingly more hostile towards Twitter clients that circumvented the ad-serving side of it. I remember it was a shitshow at the time, probably around 2012, I worked for a company that was leveraging Twitter's API for a product and we got quite nervous about the hostility.

Post by Arrath » Tue, Jul 13, 2021, 2:24 PM UTC

gxs wrote: post #166

PragmaticPulp wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I wonder why sharing of links is so unpopular It’s because the most active parts of Reddit’s user base prefer it this way. Reddit has become about rapid-fire content consumption without leaving the site. Following a link and actually reading an article for 5-10 minutes isn’t as exciting as rapidly consuming a few videos, a few screenshots, and a few self posts along with the top comments for the most interesting on…

>>>It’s because the most active parts of Reddit’s user base prefer it this way. I would love to see any semblance of evidence that this is true. Reddit shoves a lot of things down your throat and forces users to do things without providing alternatives. It's super aggressive in making you use their app (the mobile site is purposely broken), aggressive about making you create an account, and doesn't allow alternatives…

Post by Arrath » Tue, Jul 13, 2021, 2:27 PM UTC

willis936 wrote: post #93

kevincox wrote: post #90

Once upon a time Reddit was a link aggregator. You would post a link and the author would get credit. You could save the link without Reddit. But Reddit is moving towards first party content. Not only has the site added native photo and video upload support but many communities disallow external content. Requiring a reupload or a screenshot. This not only removes the link to the actual creator but is also a nightmare…

In the case of person-to-person: links decay but screenshots do not. A screenshot is a record that I know doesn't have any trackers and won't one day disappear. It's the information that I want to send and nothing more.

Post by alpaca128 » Tue, Jul 13, 2021, 2:29 PM UTC

eropple wrote: post #209

neutronicus wrote: post #174

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I disagree The whole point is having everything a) in the context of the feed b) stripped of extraneous crap Opening links in new tabs accomplishes neither of those things

I've never been able to make myself use Reddit, so maybe this is an obvious point, but that sounds like a fairly apocalyptic "whole point" for the exercise of an attention span. Which, I realize, is the goal, but is probably not great for the people thus enmeshed, no?