The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. It's the official end of the battle. The Reddit protest is over, and Reddit won.

The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won.::Reddit corporate claims victory over its disgruntled mods as r/aww, r/pics, and r/videos abandon the “John Oliver rule.”

  • Phantom_Engineer@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Bullshit. Nobody, or at least very few people, expected Reddit to revert the changes. A protest can be successful even if it doesn’t lead to immediate change. I was here on Lemmy long before the API nonsense happened over at Reddit, and the difference over here is night and day. Lemmy has been around for awhile, but until these last few months it couldn’t hold a candle to Reddit in terms of content or activity. Maybe it still can’t, but now it has enough users to be viable. Reddit might go on like nothing happened, but in the background a competitor has been born.

    • ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I migrated from Reddit. Most of the communities I followed would be hours or days between posts (if they were not private). Everything left was just not pleasant.

      I am still fumbling around here but for the most part it is has better discussions and people seem less rude.

      I do not regret leaving at this time. I am sure my infinitesimal presence or lack there of does not bother Reddit, but it made me feel better.

      • zeppo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Yeah, when I have looked at reddit recently I have observed that mostly the conversation is terrible. There is definitely more content than on Lemmy, but I also like talking to people who speak in entire sentences.

        • ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          2 years ago

          I have enjoyed differing viewpoints with reasons, or examples included. I feel this helps promote continued engagement of the topic especially when presented without hostility.

        • themarty27@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          2 years ago

          “Posts” and “content” are not the same. Most recent Reddit posts are not content. Few people left, but the ones that left were the content creators and moderators. Reddit, the platform, is dead, and Reddit, the social media, wears its skin.

      • Ab_intra@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        I think that’s a good thing. Less is more, maybe? Dose it really have to be at the scale of reddit? I hope not. Tbh I hope Lemmy becomes bigger for sure but it doesn’t need to become the biggest thing. The more alternatives the better!

      • sachamato@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Same here. I think that the only thing that I can do now to add something of value is to participate in good and respectful discussions while sharing content that I genuinely like. A grain of salt ends up adding to a mountain they say.

    • Ab_intra@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      For sure. I’m using Lemmy much more than reddit. But it sucks because I really loved Reddit and I still use it to some degree. But when Relay stops working I might just stop altogether. I’m not installing their shitty app.

      • Botree@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Reddit still holds a ton of valuable info in niche topics which will take Lemmy years to build, and that’s only if the niche communities here ever see the light of day. I’ve deleted most of the useless content I have there, but the more helpful ones I’ll leave for the sake of others like me who still visit occasionally for answers you can’t get anywhere else.

        • Ab_intra@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 years ago

          For sure. I hope that Lemmy becomes one of several reddit-like platforms that can compete against Reddit. It’s going to be hard considering how Lemmy is designed but it’s going to be nice to have a more decentralised social media presence. I would love if something would come and defeat Facebook as well… I only use it to stay in touch with friends.

        • Ab_intra@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Not entirely sure as the dev have yet to comment on why. It seems like he has a deal with Reddit where he is allowed some breathing room to develop and make available a subscription solution. But it’s been awhile now so I dunno. It’s the only app I’ve heard about that is still working.

    • GonzoVeritas@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I deleted 16 years worth of my ‘content’ across 6 handles and moved to Lemmy/kbin. When I do go back to check on Reddit, it’s easy to see that many of the better contributors are gone, the quality of comments and posts, as well as the voting on posts, has greatly diminished. Some subs barely have anything in their ‘new’ queues.

    • parachaye@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I’ve made the switch over and Lemmy feels perfectly viable and improving very quickly especially with the third party app devs working on supporting Lemmy. Reddit won’t die but it looks like it’ll stagnate, whereas Lemmy has got a brighter future.

  • Poudlardo@jlai.luEnglish
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    2 years ago

    No they did not win. People just expect people to move out from an historic platform overnight. This just doesn’t happen like that. Like Twitter, they’ll be small events that will make users want to find alternatives and migrate here.

    That crisis made Lemmy way more populated, just for that we won in a way

  • TheFrirish@jlai.luEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I agree that reddit won but it was a, pyrrhic victory the content quality has massively gone down. I still have a secondary account there but I only use it to spread the word about lemmy. Haven’t used it in weeks because I don’t want to attract too much attention and get suspended.

  • amenotef@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    My old time allocated to Reddit is now allocated to Lemmy (65%) Reddit (35%).

    And Infinity for Lemmy is making Lemmy even more familiar than ever.

  • zerbey@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    They won, but hopefully the hit they took gives them pause. Lemmy won too, it’s become a nice little community and I’m happy to be here.

  • shinobizilla@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Partly because the majority of the people didn’t even know there were 3rd party apps lol. Many people don’t even care about the protests. Reddit is too big for it to go down overnight.

    The only thing we could do now is build better communities here.

    • Default_DefectEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I was one of those people, didn;t even know about the 3rd party stuff until they were nearly gone. The site took a noticeable decline in quality and that’s why I’m here.

      • Fish [Indiana]English
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        2 years ago

        I thought Mastodon, Lemmy, and Kbin were all the same thing until about a week before I lost access to RIF. I’m glad I looked into all the Reddit alternatives and found Lemmy. Reddit has been shitty for years anyway.

  • cazool@blip.cfEnglish
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    2 years ago

    A shadow of its former self but they managed to clear out the troublemakers

  • ram@feddit.nlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Spez gambled that most mods would give up because they where power whores. He won because he was right.