• defunct_punk
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    6 months ago

    To set the narrative, of course. Reddit made a big showing last year of putting their own choice mods on communities and is now beholden to Wall Street since the IPO

    • Ogmios
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      286 months ago

      Same reason they nerfed the algorithm to change from having new posts on the front page every ~15 minutes, to keeping the same posts there all day long.

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        6 months ago

        Costs too much to vet every popular post to make sure it helps support the establishment. Oh well, here’s “puppy sees her owner for the first time in 2 months for 48 hours” (part 2!)

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          6 months ago

          Bingo

          There used to be a meme that the front page was entirely new every time you refreshed the page.