Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says
arstechnica.com
How will Reddit generate content for paid-for subreddits?
    • major_jellyfish@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Can confirm. That’s why im here. Figured I’d just jump earlier with the whole avoiding US companies vibe too.

    • sudo@lemdro.idEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Same, just got fed up about all this bullshit and degoogled every device in my life, as time passes we get more and more exploited by these giant companies.

    • Dogsoftulkas@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Yep, hi, here am I. Usually I think news like these are fearmongering for clickbait, like those old “Facebook is going to be paiiidd!” (As if “being free” wasn’t at the very core of its appeal and selling point) but reading the room this day and age I don’t think I’d be that surprise if a change like that did happen to Reddit. The only good think about this shitstorm of an age is that it made me find the fediverse and I will never forgive myself for not caring enough to find it earlier.

      • shneancy@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        a few days ago i saw how r/redditalternatives has only “lemmy bad!” posts and i know for a fact folks here have been spreading the word about lemmy in a positive way so don’t blame yourself, reddit has been actively censoring any good thing said about lemmy or the fediverse in general

        i looked marginally deeper into this and it’s apparently all the way to shadow bans :) link

        • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
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          2 months ago

          seems like its posted around the same time reddit started banning people in large numbers.

        • Dogsoftulkas@lemm.ee
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          2 months ago

          Oh, so that’s why I saw some post about reddit alternatives and the person replying had to mask lemmy. Oh wow.

  • SilentKettle@lemmy.wtf
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    2 months ago

    Seems like a bad time to be introducing such a thing in the immediate future when European users are already seeking out alternatives to US tech giants and US users are losing their jobs and facing rising grocery prices.