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Why do so many tech companies, like Reddit and Twitter are making their platforms worse for their users all of a sudden? (self.asklemmy)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the case of reddit, I've heard a theory that the company's planning to go public, and so the API changes were designed to make the platform look more appealing to shareholders (no more 3rd party apps blocking ad revenue).

[–] Mintyy 8 points 1 year ago

It does always seem to be about making as much money as possible with a direct focus on the short term.