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Fuck Reddit (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After years of using reddit, i finally deleted everything including my account there. Personally, i am not affected by the api prices, BUT, i couldn't live with me supporting people, who see their userbase, moderators and creators as nothing but noise. The point i'm making? Greetings Lemmy. I joined a few days ago and i'm here to stay so cheers everyone and, hi

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Don't forget Reddit is probably one of the best ways to astroturf or push a sentiment.

I would be curious if they have a back door to corporations to allow them to pay reddit to cover up stories.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's paaaaainfully obvious that that's all reddit really is anymore... I know some people would disagree, but I think they tested how extreme people could get about the masks and stuff to test the influence of reddit and realized it could be used entirely for thought control.

I think the best thing for society is to move on from the platform.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It'll happen here, too.

People forget how obvious the efforts of Correct the Record and ShareBlue were on reddit.

Part of it was understandable: Trump sucks and any alternative was preferable, and reddit as a whole skews young and Democrat. So who cares, right?

But that level of astroturfing would have rightly been called out were the politics swapped.

And it goes way beyond politics. I'm sure Marvel and Disney are sending out feelers to control discussion in reddit alternatives.