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Reddit abandons user privacy - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I left a couple of months ago. Couldn't be happier.

The writing is on the wall. The leader thinks the Genius-with-hair-transplants is a superstar, despite destroying a globally recognised brand. Inspired by this, Spez is trying to get Reddit ready for an IPO. This means, maximise profits by any means.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I guess they didn’t make API millions by charging usage fees? Scraping the bottom of the barrel now while people use the site less and less.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

We don't know their actual engagement numbers, what I do know is: quality on non-default subs has pitfalled. That is subjective, but its common across other reddit users I know.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've also heavily felt the quality decline.

I've kept using reddit because relay for reddit kept working without paying... until today.

Fuck spez

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