So I’ve seen a few posts regarding news outlets calling the protests a failure, and I don’t really think that’s the case. The protests have clearly made an impact, especially if the Reddit CEO is willing to oust MODS to reopen subreddits. I truly believe that something has been jump started here on Lemmy, Kbin, and all of the fediverse. What happened on Reddit has simply pushed those already on the fence, or looking for other social media platforms to jump ship. I truly believe the impact is greater than what the media and Reddit in general want us to believe. Something has started here on the fediverse that simply cannot be stopped, all we can do is inform others and show why it’s the future of aggregated news boards and social media.
It’s a difficult thing to measure, since it won’t necessarily be a leap from just one platform to another.
I saw a meme on Tumblr about redditors remembering they had “dual Tumblr citizenship” all along. A lot of people are exploring a bunch of different options simultaneously (me included) and that’s pretty great.
But yeah, we’ll figure it out I hope!