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And Android Advertising ID. Probably other tracking capabilities as well.
There's no gdpr or tracking regulation in native apps ?
The technical frameworks make vastly more surveillance information and channels available via apps, AFAIU.
I was the EM for Reddit's Growth team around this time. I am responsible for / contributed to a few features like the current signup flow, AMP pages, push notifications, email digests, app download interstitials, etc. There was a new product lead who joined with many good ideas, but some of them were dark patterns that I heavily protested. After a few months of this, it was obvious that I was going to be reigned in o…
Cancer.
Growth, especially at all costs, leads to a cancerous organization that cannabilizes itself.
But hey,the shareholders!
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If you're on iOS, try https://apolloapp.io/ . Using it on an iPad has become my main way of accessing reddit. Super customizable, has keyboard shortcuts and supports pretty much all reddit features. The developer is also very active and quick to respond to bugs. (I know this is starting to sound like an advertisement which was not my intention, I just really enjoy using that app).
I tried appollo a while back and I was not a fan. My biggest gripe with the UI of appolo and post-redesigned reddit is that it feels like instagram or a facebook. I don't like endlessly scrolling through pictures and auto-playing videos since most of them are of no interest to me. If I want to view a picture/video I'll click on it. It clutters up the page with content I don't care about. Mobile browsing (for me at le…
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Does anyone end up on reddit through google searches?
Absolutely. Aside from programming problems, “product/service reddit” is probably my most commonly used Google search query. Whenever I’m looking for information about a product, service, restaurant, etc. one of the first things I look for is a discussion on Reddit. As much as I hate what Reddit has become, it still is the best place I’ve found for discussion from locals or enthusiasts that provide a much more accura…
I was more thinking about generic search queries that have reddit in the results. In my experience that doesn't happen very often.
I just don't think reddit gets a significant amount of traffic from search results so penalizing it in the rankings won't have a big effect.
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Kinda afraid of this at this point. I honestly have no idea how they can get away with the non-old version of the website which is one of the most unstable pieces of shit I've ever seen.
There is probably a special floor in hell where middle-managers roll around grating "in-no-vate!".
Like... How bad can they fuck this up?
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It’s shocking to me how people sell out like this. You have to know deep down that all these hostile short term juicers destroy the brand, each malfeasance creating more room for a competitor. I mean you guys replaced Digg, cmon. The audacity to claim “it works”, in italics no less. The real shame of the current tech companies is they have no principles, no long term vision. They all feel like they follow the same cu…
It is not shocking when you realize it is about self-interest. You get your bonus and salary in the short term who really gives a shit what happens 7 years from now?
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Hate to break to you but, every corner of the internet mocks every other corner of the internet. Even HN is heavily mocked on other sites.
I am curious if you have examples. What is hn or the hn community mocked for?
It constantly amazes me how bad Reddit's interface is, videos either don't play or randomly start playing despite them not being in the viewport. They run random A|B experiments which add unnecessary components such as avatars next to peoples comments. Random acts of monetization are shoved down my throat at every turn. I honestly think the Reddit team are on a purpose built mission to design the most user hostile fo…
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old. now has a new EU cookie banner which, to accept or configure cookies, takes you to the new version. I blocked the banner in my adblocker. If they're turning off the old reddit anytime soon I'll probably just leave.
There are unofficial front-ends available, such as Teddit : • https://teddit.net/ • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25310206
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You left out the moderators. Some of what they do is useful tending of communities, but some of what they do is provide free labor that addresses a hard problem.
Indeed, content moderation is the single hardest problem on the internet right now, and every big tech company is struggling with it. From Youtube to Twitch to Twitter to Facebook, etc. Reddit, while not perfect, has done relatively well, but as you mention it's all on the back of volunteer unpaid moderators. I'm surprised they haven't yet setup any sort of revenue sharing with large popular subs.