Reddit has started assigning power mods to subs they took over. (imgur.com)
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/233339...
[Ars Technica] No apologies as Reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with moderators (arstechnica.com)
This article covers mostly the recent events, where Reddit tries to gaslight the mods into a “we need to talk”. As well as r/place opening....
WE NEED MORE SOLDIERS!!!! (lemm.ee)
We have territory given to us by the Fuck Spez Coalition. We just need more soldiers. Come help us spread the word of Lemmy!!...
Reddit Admins Seem to Be Modifying Pixels on r/place | More Explanation in Post (i.imgur.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2280337...
Reddit is bringing back r/Place at perhaps the worst possible time (www.theverge.com)
Users are already planning protest art. I personally wouldn’t encourage people to join because it’s more traffic for Reddit, but that’s just me....
Reddit’s only free iOS app icons are ugly now / If you want a better one, you can pay for Reddit’s premium subscription. (www.theverge.com)
Reddit removes years of chat and message archives from users' accounts (mashable.com)
[db0] Reddit is a dead site running (dbzer0.com)
The link contains db0’s views on the ongoing state of Reddit, and I think that it’s worth sharing here - both to document a piece of opinion, and as food for thought. The main points are:...
Reddit's crappy app has code for a "get money for your karma" program (www.androidauthority.com)
Excerpts from the link:...
A shirt to watch the snoocalypse (cottonbureau.com)
Made an extra special shirt for an extra special reddit guy. Enjoy. I will donate any proceeds to lemm.ee....
Reddit’s AI porn ban has a carveout for Rule 34 (www.theverge.com)
wtf is going on over there
Changing all your comments on Reddit with Redact (redact.dev)
So I’m seeing a lot of people saying their comments after deleting are coming back. I had the same issue till I remembered an app called Redact. It does install on your computer and can be used for multiple social media sites. But in the case of Reddit I had it edit every comment I ever said to “ fuck u/spez” it does add...
r/madlads gave everyone mod powers (2 days ago) (www.reddit.com)
/r/PICS is being forced to break the site-wide rules. (www.reddit.com)
Copy of the post in the event it is deleted or you don’t want to give ****it any traffic....
[2015] Was Reddit always about free speech? Yes, and no (www.theverge.com)
I’m sharing this old article because it’s useful to contrast the situation back then (protests against hate speech) and now (protests due to the APIcalypse)....
API protest: r/pics is now NSFW (mashable.com)
Archive link for the mod statement. From the statement itself:...
AMAs are the latest casualty in Reddit’s API war (arstechnica.com)
… On Saturday, the r/IAmA moderators announced that they will no longer perform these duties:...
Reddit Blackout Tracker (blackout.photon-reddit.com)
It seems that activity in Reddit was considerably slower around the 1st of July, by roughly 1.5k comments per minute. (For reference: the platform usually has between 8k and 3k comments per minute.)...
Reddit is already starting to block new APIs (lemm.ee)
I tried to set up shreddit to clear out an alt, I’ve created the app and it exists on my account but it’s completely blocked....
“Please let us know within the next 48 hours if you plan on re-opening.” - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
TL;DR: say hello to our friend u/ModCodeOfConduct, disguising threats behind feigned politeness, yet again!
Reddit mods are calling for an “affordable return” for third-party apps (www.theverge.com)
Reddit Goes Nuclear, Removes Moderators of Subreddits That Continued To Protest (www.pcmag.com)
Several subreddits had begun allowing porn and not safe for work content to protest Reddit. In response, the platform has removed entire moderator teams from the affected subreddits.
Some subreddits are now filled with porn to protest Reddit (www.theverge.com)
Sync for Lemmy is happening (old.reddit.com)
Edit:...
Wikipedia founder is also creating a reddit alternative (wts2.wt.social)
It’s not in the fediverse, but it’s interesting as evidence of a migration away from reddit.