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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit::A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

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[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 33 points 10 months ago (3 children)

While traffic has not changed substantially, many users report the quality of content and the kinds of posts that are surfaced on user homepages now seem different.

While traffic has not changed substantially

has not changed

It's long write up with a misguiding title. No numbers to back anything after a protest phase. And with problems with API access, there won't be any from unaffilated sources.

I did found my favorite communities dropped some in activity and I myself access it just like once in a week or two from a desktop, signed off. But it didn't die. Default subs can't care and most NSFW posters are still there.

The important thing though is that Lemmy grew a lot. And it's now enough to have a hit of that reddit poison. And, arguably, it feels a little bit more personal.

[–] Sazruk@lemmy.wtf 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It feels a lot more like Reddit used to be, back in the old days. It feels less like social media and more like actual people are here.

[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This. While yeah at times it certainly feels a bit empty, Lemmy feels like old Reddit or maybe even the days of Forums before. Interesting, engaged discussions, rather than vapid one-liners that reddit ultimately became.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah and it even hits that wierd hardcore nerd vibe that reddit used to where it was like 50% programmers and IT people and you'd see computer geek in-jokes everywhere