Reddit is telling protesting mods their communities ‘will not’ stay private : reddit

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Reddit is telling protesting mods their communities ‘will not’ stay private (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They are losing 1. Quality in UGC; 2. Quantity in UGC; and 3. Unpaid mods, which are all considered most important assets in terms of their (Spez’s) IPO.

[–] fcuks 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are they losing enough to have an impact to their ad traffic however? Something reddit definitely have lost is the monopoly on online communities, now there's a bunch of alternatives that people use which has definitely reduced the value of reddit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't speak to ad traffic, but they're seeing a drop in ad sales, which is worse: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2023/06/28/reddit-protests-turn-porn-bombing-advertisers-face-increasing-brand-safety-concerns

[–] fcuks 2 points 2 years ago

I can't see where it says they're seeing a drop in ad sales in the article you posted, I could be being blind though!