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Reddit CEO: We're Sticking With API Changes, Despite Subreddits Going Dark (uk.pcmag.com)

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[-] massive5337@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

This kind of protest is meaningless, going back online after 48 hours? It's just a way for communities to feel good about themselves. The best way to protest is to delete the account / subreddit going offline indefinitely (although I doubt the effectiveness of this)

[-] myrrh@iusearchlinux.fyi 18 points 1 year ago

Agreed, but it's 48 hours later, and it seems like more and more subreddits have decided to continue protesting indefinitely, which I'm really happy to see. I too have no clue how effective it'll be, but it's showing a much clearer message.

[-] MagpieRhymes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly - several of my favourite and most commonly visited subs are still private. What’s kept me on Reddit for the past few years has been the ability to carefully curate my feed, and the fact I could still access old, desktop Reddit through my phone browser.

As those things disappear, so will I. Reddit is convenient, a one-stop-shop. I can go back to visiting various blogs, news sites and forums.

[-] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

From how I understood it (I could be wrong), the initial blackout was planned for june 30th when the API changes come into effect, and the current (previous?) protest was due to Spez's AskReddit responses. Basically, this was the warning, the 30th is the big one.

[-] Parsnip8904@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

The blackout is a way to engage in a way that makes things inconvenient for people not informed about the issue so that awareness is generated. Like picketting the mayor's office or blocking a public intersection.

[-] Kissaki@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I think a blackout has a much higher impact than deleting accounts.

There are so many users nobody notices when a few disappear. But when a subreddit goes dark it's most certainly noticeable.

It's evident by now Reddit management doesn't care. Two days raise awareness amongst users. Maybe the two days won't be the last for many subreddits or people. And I'm sure more people became more aware, or thought more about the situation and alternatives than without a two day blackout.