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@ad_on_is@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months ago

Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

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    Yeeeaaaah

  • @Saltycracker@lemmy.world
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    2•5 months ago

    Get ready for the influx of new users

    • @StudioGloom@lemmy.world
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      1•5 months ago

      hi, im one of those new users. Have a beautiful day friend.

      • @afterworkparty@lemmy.world
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        1•5 months ago

        I am now on my third attempt let’s see if this one sticks

      • @httperror418@lemmy.world
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        1•5 months ago

        Who you calling friend, pal? \s (I hope some folks know this 🤣)

    • @Dorkyd68@lemmy.world
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      2•5 months ago

      I was so happy when I found lemmy. A great alternative to reddit with a small and kind community. I hope it doesn’t turn into the cancer that is reddit.

      I joined reddit in 2013. It was great until it wasn’t

      • @Saltycracker@lemmy.world
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        I blame the 5 mods who control the top 200 subs. I still think posting was better years ago. Could actually post comments.

  • NutWrench
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    Reddit is just a bunch of bots, jerking each other purple. They don’t have any content worth locking.

  • Einar
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    In other news, Lemmy will keep all its content open for free, making everything accessible to everyone.

    • @Telorand@reddthat.com
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      1•5 months ago

      As a sidenote, do tip your instance operators, especially if you’re on a small instance. Upkeep isn’t free.

  • @SirMaple__@lemmy.world
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    3•5 months ago

    • @acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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      niche communities that don’t exist on lemmy.

      • Joelk111
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        This is the reason. I can get all the Linux discussion I want on Lemmy, but discussions about an Acura RSX? That community does not exist here.

        • @PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world
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          0•5 months ago

          There is zero car talk on Lemmy and it fucking sucks ass.

          • @Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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            2•5 months ago

            Well that’s just not true…

            !fuckcars@lemmy.world

            We talk about how much better the world would be without cars. That qualifies as car talk, right?

    • crtbrown
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      0•5 months ago

      porn

      • @acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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        1•5 months ago

        you mean onlyfans spam?

  • @zutto@lemmy.fedi.zutto.fi
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    Prediction: This change comes to life, people make an uproar about this. Then they forget this in a few days and continue using reddit.

    This same old keeps happening with reddit, Twitter/X, etc.

    Hopefully we do receive some refugees to Lemmy!

    • @Arbiter@lemmy.world
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      Reddit likely won’t die from one bad change, it’s going to slowly die to attrition as they keep putting shit like this in.

      • @Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        It’s been slowly dying from attrition . It might be gaining users, but meaningful interactions and content production is down from 3 years ago.

        • @Arbiter@lemmy.world
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          Yup, and the trend just continues.

    • @raoulduke85@lemm.ee
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      I’m one. Hello all.

    • Keshara
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      Reddit refugee here! Really enjoying Lemmy so far, I hope more and more people start jumping over

  • Q-9
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    That’s one sure way to kill the platform

    • Jin
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      Could work well if it is implemented like a patreon community.

      • @TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de
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        In Patreon, the users are selling their content, in this case Reddit is paywalling user content without paying the users.

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    I don’t really get it why would people want to post to a sub that hardly anyone can see and likely you won’t get any good amount of karma.

    likely I’m missing something but yeah I wouldn’t pay to see a sub I’d just look for a free one which likely already exists.

  • @sma3in@lemmy.world
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    another dick move from spez! I’m sure the outcome would be more lemmybuds joining

  • breakfastmtn
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    Amazing! Keep stepping on rakes, Reddit.

  • @otto@sh.itjust.works
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    lol

  • @anhydrous@lemmy.world
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    I wonder if that’s what all the banned subs thing was about. Maybe “some content” = NSFW subs

  • @Telorand@reddthat.com
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    Enshittification? Man, who could have seen that coming?

    /s

  • @RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world
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    1•5 months ago

    This is great news… for lemmy!

  • @postalstiffler@lemm.ee
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    Well I will be no longer on Reddit then. I’m so sick of this fleecing us at every turn

    • Higgs boson
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      Really? Everything else was fine but this is a bridge too far?

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        Nope it’s been shit for a while it’s just the straw.

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