Post AWaNByAXIsLWn2LUuW by grillchen@brotka.st
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 (DIR) Post #AWaNByAXIsLWn2LUuW by grillchen@brotka.st
       2023-06-11T15:19:28.164532Z
       
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       @vkc dont use it either but heard the story second handed so i guess i am the most qualified to explain:they make their API cost money and many many many mods use the API to moderate the subreddits. also third part apps wont work. so many mods decided to shutdown the subreddits for 2 days or indefinitively.there is lemmy which is a fedi alternative to reddit/HN/etc https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
       
 (DIR) Post #AWaPYbfjJQ0laNrHBA by travis@nodespace.social
       2023-06-11T15:45:19Z
       
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       @vkc @grillchen Third party apps have a lot better mod tools. Reddit is focused on money because, surprise, it’s owned by conglomerate media (Advance Publications).
       
 (DIR) Post #AWaPYcTiJZzg5PFC5Y by grillchen@brotka.st
       2023-06-11T15:45:58.833078Z
       
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       @travis @vkc that and they operate on a loss if i understand their numbers right (https://www.businessofapps.com/data/reddit-statistics/)
       
 (DIR) Post #AWaQ3jl7IN5ndzDpWi by travis@nodespace.social
       2023-06-11T15:48:01Z
       
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       @grillchen @vkc The Reddit division operates at a loss, but as a giant company, they can just sell a few extra WIRED subscriptions and funnel some money around on the backend. But that might harm sales of useless stuff like Reddit gold so naturally they won’t tell you that.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWagcuwRJDf7jDJcMy by paradroyd@mastodon.sdf.org
       2023-06-11T18:57:14Z
       
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       @vkc I'm not sure about the first bit, as I'm also not much of a Reddit user, but yes, it looks like there is some kind of Fediverse-based clone out there called "Lemmy".  Here's one instance...https://lemmy.sdf.org
       
 (DIR) Post #AWaoUB0SUEglD74OXo by realsimon@mastodon.green
       2023-06-11T15:17:03Z
       
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       @vkc Reddit soon wants a lot of money from others to acces their API, which would kill third party reddit apps and reddit bots.There are two fediverse alternatives: #lemmy and #kbin (afaik Reddit already banned a few people who called for a migration to those services lol)
       
 (DIR) Post #AWb4DHtlCwp2vfuD8i by t_var_s@phpc.social
       2023-06-11T20:14:23Z
       
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       @vkc @grillchen What is surprising for people unfamiliar with reddit is how much of its value is not provided by reddit. Some mods do great voluntary work and/or have awesome niche communities. Unofficial apps and browser extensions offer better accessibility standards and nicer ad-free UIs.