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Reddit's API protest just got even more NSFW (mashable.com)

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[-] Yasuke@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

What’s the point of making it nsfw?

[-] moosh@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Reddit won’t put ads on nsfw subs. Hurts reddits public image. Or at least that’s my impression of it.

[-] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

Most advertisers specifically ask for their ads not to be placed next to NSFW content.

[-] b3nsn0w@pricefield.org 16 points 1 year ago

"we don't want the tits in the content to detract from the tits in our ads"

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

On Monday, r/pics(opens in a new tab) — a massive community with over 30 million members — officially marked itself NSFW (not safe for work), meaning Reddit is no longer able to show advertisements alongside posts appearing in the subreddit.

[-] Helldiver_M@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

Plus for any 3rd party apps that are scabbing for reddit, NSFW subs won't show up.

[-] moosh@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Reddit won’t put ads on nsfw subs. Hurts reddits public image. Or at least that’s my impression of it.

[-] Faulty@lemmy.fmhy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Can't advertise on NSFW subs

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

It’s explained in the article.

On Monday, r/pics(opens in a new tab) — a massive community with over 30 million members — officially marked itself NSFW (not safe for work), meaning Reddit is no longer able to show advertisements alongside posts appearing in the subreddit.

Basically, they’ve made it impossible to generate revenue from an extremely popular sub, while also potentially scaring advertisers away from reddit as a whole.

[-] MrPumpernickel@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Advertisers don't like it, and they make up a big part of Reddit's income.

[-] moosh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Reddit won’t put ads on nsfw subs. Hurts reddits public image. Or at least that’s my impression of it.

[-] moosh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Reddit won’t put ads on nsfw subs. Hurts reddits public image. Or at least that’s my impression of it.

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