 After Reddit's beyond-arrogant CEO dismissed the subreddit blackout as just posturing, moderators of discussions extended the blackout. This is the only sensible response to the company's contempt. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759674/reddit-mods-blackout-protest-extended-indefinitely Please stay the course. For my part, I'm canceling my Reddit account and looking at decentralized alternatives. 29 comments
@dangillmor I’ve spent the last several days playing around with Lemmy (beehaw.org instance) and K-bin (main instance and a new one set up by @supernovae @norcalpm @dangillmor @supernovae I've also been on kbin quite a lot, and so far I love it. For now, most posts seem to be in the Reddit and RedditBlackout communities there, but hopefully in a month we'll have a more even spread of posts so it'll be just like "home" was I deleted my Reddit user account to protest Reddit’s expensive API pricing changes and the arrogance of Reddit’s CEO. @dangillmor
Dan, we would be honored for you to join us over at https://fedia.io - it is a Kbin server that is basically a reddit clone with the added benefit of sharing across the entire fediverse. It supports magazines, micro-blogging, and more.  @dangillmor If you're looking for an alternative I recommend taking a look at https://fedia.io it's the kbin run by @jerry @dangillmor the content is too valuable. Reddit will just kick the mods and take over themselves, which will ofc increase the decline in quality further  @morebento   @GhostOnTheHalfShell @dangillmor reminds me of the badly raised kid in Kindergarten that rather destroyed stuff than letting others play with it.  @dangillmor@mastodon.social #kbin all the way! I hope someone would fork #Lemmy. @dangillmor I just quit reddit today. @dangillmor This is why I'm migrating out once these sites start to chastise their users you just got to get out it happened with Facebook it happened with Twitter and it's happening to Reddit. In hindsight the nft shit was a red flag to leave.  @dangillmor wouldn't be suprised if they forced the protesting subreddits back open @dangillmor Before canceling your account, remember to use a tool to purge every single post / comments you made and export it to repost it on the alternative of your choice. Our posts / comments are what make Reddit valuable, if you’re looking for information usually your search engine will lead you to a Reddit post. To be effective, the only way is to salt the earth before leaving so alternatives like #kbin or #lemmy can shine brighter.  @dangillmor I've decided not to use Reddit entirely until shit with API is resolved. If not I'll just stop using it entirely. Did so with Facebook, Twitter and many forums, might do it again. @rejzor @dangillmor I'm in the same bucket. My post on one subreddit was the top of the month for that place just a day before the blackout. I have no idea with who they want to keep that platform alive if all their mods and active posters are leaving @dangillmor Lemmy is pretty darn cool, lot easier to adjust than mastodon. Lemmy.world is where I have ended up, but easay to filter sub / fedi / local / etc. @dangillmor the message is on the medium is the message is on the medium is the message is on the medium is the message is on the medium is the message @dangillmor I just hit 14 years on Reddit, but it's clear that yet another great project is being lost to corporate greed. I don't plan on going back, although I have a huge sense of disconnect. |
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@dangillmor good!, content creators of the World Unite! You have nothing to lose but your content platform!