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Reddit’s average daily traffic fell during blackout, according to third-party data
(www.engadget.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2023
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Hopefully there's another wave of power users moving to Lemmy/Kbin after the 30th.
For me it's simple: no sync, no reddit.
I'm never going to use their app.
Same. Plus not many people here yet so I got a sweet username.
Too bad we don't get userids so we could boast about our low-digit uid for extra cred, like back in the Slashdot days (low 5-digit Slashdot user here :p)
Presumably we'll still have account age, at least.
The bragging rights of a 4 or 5 number ICQ user.
Is 5 low? ;) (3-digit user here; commence the Yorkshiremen sketch)
You did get a sweet username
Of course, if you wanted a name that was always taken you could just join another federated site. For example, you're [email protected] but there could also be a [email protected], etc.
I'm still learning how this works. Thank you
Same
Same
rif for me. but yeah especially after finding out there was a profit sharing agreement in place that spaz cancelled.
When I read that I was astonished.
He literally threw free money away... for what exactly?
I'm all about taking the power out of corporate hands. Back to the glory mess of community driven internet
Wait, what? First I'm hearing of that, do you have a link where I could read more?
Yeah, I switched from RedReader to Slide to Infinity, never even considered the official Reddit app, it's so slow and there's so much ad there.
I went from Slide to Apollo. When I heard about the API news, I tried out their official app, and it was just horrible. There were even ads in the comments!
Yep. The day the Boost app on my phone stops working is the day I cease visiting Reddit entirely. It's about sending a message.
Definitely. No Infinity, no Reddit. Lemmy, kbin, others. Reddit can go jump. Exciting times!
Damn, nearly forgot - fuck spez.
@SpaceCadet2000 @lynny @MargotRobbie In my case is no Infinity for Reddit and no Firefox + uBlock Origin, no Reddit.
I mention Firefox because they're working into block browsers on mobile devices too.
It's a good bet. Breaking habits is hard, but removing some people's preferred way of using Reddit forces them to go cold turkey. It's a great opportunity for all the alternatives.
I started “dual using” lemmy right when the original Apollo news broke. I say “dual using” because while that was my intention, I’ve been back to Reddit exactly once, to request my information package (which has yet to be provided).