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Reddit CEO Teases Paywalled Subreddits (www.pcmag.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Other than OF-style content, what exactly are they planning to paywall?

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Via Reddit

[–] NataliaTheDrowned2@kbin.run 18 points 3 months ago

In case they want to visit that subreddit: !assholedesign@lemmy.world

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Could please share the article from the screenshot? The one where he says he wants to paywall r/asshole design?

So basically anything goes in terms of content...

EDIT: The reference to assholedesign is a joke, the first part is legite (that they are generally considering paywalled subs).

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm sharing the screenshot posted to Reddit, I haven't seen the article. You can follow the link to the Reddit thread.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Cheers!

[–] dandroid@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

That's a satire article

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

OF content would be a massive money maker. That might be enough to justify the whole project

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 42 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If they paywall their porn, the site tumblrs off a cliff.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 months ago

the site tumblrs off a cliff

Beautiful turn of phrase.

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not just paywall their porn, also force linking:

Payment method and thus Identity to reddit account
Identity to whatever degenerate shit you like to get off to.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

That's why I downloaded the top 250 non-text posts from 250 different pornographic subreddit when they announced the API bullshit over a year ago. I got an old man style static spank bank like playboy magazines in the 70s on my home server for safe keeping.

I should probably scrape the top 250 from this past year from my favorite 20 or so subs manually or find some automated way that still works 🤔

[–] Frozyre@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 3 months ago

Don't underestimate Reddit coomers. They gots to coom and they'll pay to coom.