Reddit’s Chief Says He Wants It to ‘Grow Up.’ Will Its Community Let It? (Published 2023)
www.nytimes.com
As the social media site matures, its users and moderators have made their displeasure about corporate changes known, putting the company into a bind.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/481819

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  • ijeff@lemdro.idMEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I honestly think all of this would’ve been avoided if they had been just a bit more reasonable. I don’t think Reddit going away anytime soon, but I think this will mark the start of a significant decline if they don’t do an executive management overhaul.

    • caballeroAguila@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Reddit may still be there but how many great communities have been irreparably damaged by this move? In a couple of months it might be nothing but bottom-feeding content, repost spam and mindless videos. i.e., nothing of what made reddit actually great to use.

      For me, I’ve been trying to get used to Lemmy, and the fact that it is slightly more troubleskme to use makes me want to engage with it even more.

      • ijeff@lemdro.idMEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        For sure. I think a major obstacle will be the poor moderation tools and measures against spam with Lemmy, but these are things that can be addressed over time. I think this will be a good initial wave of migration with another to follow sometime in the future.

  • inspector@gadgetro.idEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Reddit is now further away from a public offering than it was last year, Mr. Huffman said, but will continue building its business. He added that the community revolt was a part of what made Reddit Reddit and said he and his team planned to continue engaging with top moderators who were upset with the changes.

    “For better or for worse, this is a very uniquely Reddit moment,” he said. “This could only happen on Reddit.”

    Lol. You deserved that, Spez.

    • Paradox@lemdro.idOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      You know what wasnt a very reddit thing? Trying to squash the protests like some tinpot dictator. Killing your API.

      Continued engagement is probably more of the same shit that got us here.

      I wonder when he lost his way