I’ve heard only the briefest information about what is going on with Reddit. Is the blackout something that is temporarily being done by the community or is it permanent?

  • Thavron@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 years ago

    The blackout itself is an initiative by the community. However, from June 30th third party apps will no longer work, and many users (and moderators of many large subs) have explicitly said that they aren’t interested in continuing with the official Reddit app or site. This will cause a huge chunk of reddit users to leave. Some will go back, some won’t. Besides that, it’s a matter of principle. They’re choosing stakeholders over users.

    • this@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 years ago

      “it’s a matter of principle. They’re choosing stakeholders over users.”

      this is why I don’t plan to go back. Honestly if there was a community this size on here years ago I would have switched. Even if the community shrinks from what it is now, I still don’t feel like it will be worth going back.