A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law
No, I don’t think so, as Lemmy doesn’t integrate the news directly, and is not profiting off of it.
The Online News Act requires both companies to enter into agreements with news publishers to pay them for news content that appears on their sites if it helps the tech giants generate money.
Thinking about Hacker News but sprinkled with #activitypub
imagine being able to reply and participate to any #HN post from the #fediverse and with #webmentions have fediverse comments mingled with native HN activity.
He would be the perfect person to AMA as he’s already associated with Reddit revolts, and it would result in tremendous media coverage and mark fediverse as a viable alternative to Reddit. What do you think?
He’s a good candidate too, but to me, John Oliver has come to be associated with Reddit revolts in the media, because he was flooding the front page for a while. Even major news outlets wrote about it. If he does an ama here, it would symbolically show that those people have moved on to Lemmy.
The current federation is not built to support a massive number of users all on the same page.
I am hoping for a solution that involves major servers working together to direct a stream of donations into a group project, a super server designed to meet the need during heavy load events.
It'd probably have to be heavily moderated with minimal local activity. The point would be that when major news dropped, the users of different instances would be able to come to a central forum (the superserver) to discuss with the world, and also to any local or subscribed forums to discuss with their people.
Benefitting all of the admins who no longer have to worry about their server crashing, and all the users who can either avoid the superserver or participate in the larger discussion without any impact to their local Lemmy experience.
It pisses me off that 6 ultra-wealthy people disappear in a sub that they got in FOR FUCKING FUN turns into an international story and caused taxpayer dollars from multiple countries to go into searching for them. Even though, once again, this was entirely optional for them and they knew the risks going in, and in fact paid for those risks. It’s been the focus of a large part of the internet for 2 days now, and the news won’t shut up about it.
Meanwhile, a boat carrying hundreds of migrants crashed 3 days ago, HUNDREDS of people are dead, and the news treats it as a footnote. It isn’t getting talked about by half the threads on reddit and lemmy. Nobody is posting long, concerned posts about how it’s “so awful” people are talking poorly about the migrants. Those people were trying to get a better life and they just get ignored, but some dude decides he wants to pay 500k to take his son to the fucking titanic because that seems cool and suddenly it’s an I ternational search and rescue effort at the bottom of the goddamn ocean
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he believes Russia acted in “good faith” amid the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, adding the U.S., in fact, bore heavy responsibility for the ongoing war.
I've read a couple of things about this guy since joining lemmy, and none of it is quite news worthy. Beside his pedigree he's just an idiot with a lot of misguided ideas who shouldn't be given a platform.
Check out !worldnews. The admin of lemmit.online has set up a bot that fetches reddit posts via RSS, making it much easier to make the switch and of course not getting any ads....
I agree with that, however there is also some value to having the posts there. For example some local subreddits that I moderate I'd love to be able to kind of "mirror" the posts occuring on reddit as often times things being posted are events, local news, or local recommendation style things. I don't want to have to manually repost all the news articles that people post for example.
It would be kinda neat to see a browser extension that could integrate these Lemmy communities in a "cross-post" style manner like Reddit does. Allow you to view both reddit and lemmy discussions based on the link.
A ton of moderators have been making changes to their subreddits' rules (e.g., only allowing certain posts, going NSFW, loosening rules a ton) to protest without getting kicked out. Do you think this strategy of turning a subreddit into shitposts is effective or not?...
I think it's useful as a protest because it makes things more annoying for the "average" user. Those of us who've already migrated to kbin or lemmy are the ones who were always more likely to go somewhere else. Having obvious, visible, and sustained protests on Reddit (especially in large subs like r/pics) makes it so the average "I just want to use Reddit" user will at least notice something is up, and possibly annoy them enough to go seek out alternatives. And it also causes journalists to write news articles about it in mainstream publications, so even people who aren't on Reddit are finding out about it. Sure, it might drive up ad revenue in the short term, but I think it will have the longer-term effect of getting more people interested in moving off of Reddit.
While I understand that many moderators want to continue the protest, I just don't think this strategy works. It gets news attention, yes, but as I've mentioned, I imagine it generates plenty of ad revenue for Reddit through the increased activity from everyone wanting to check it out. I don't think Reddit minds all that much—it's not like they mind the press from removing moderators.
Instead, I'd rather see moderators use their position to urge people off Reddit and advertise alternatives like kbin, lemmy, & squabbles. Better yet, they could start making plans to make communities there (like how r/blind has established its own lemmy instance).
The individual users should just be leaving, like (presumably most of) the people in this magazine have done. Moderators don't need to shut down subreddits for people to stop support inconsiderate companies.
I've been a long time Redditor and an Apollo user for about a year. I even paid for it. The main draw for me was the lack of advertising. In the back of my head I kept thinking that it couldn't last. Reddit is losing revenue from the lack of advertising views. It didn't...
Like others have said, there are multiple factors at play:
The official reddit app sucks in terms of basic usability
The offiical reddit app has poor accessibility
The official website, while generally well optimised for mobile, keeps forcing users to use the reddit app - see point 1
Reddit is trying to position themselves as an ad company (see here for one user's explanation), so it's in their benefit to get people using the mobile version where they can hoover up sensitive information for serving ads.
Reddit are trying to grow their ad platform. Third party apps interfere with that. Reddit understandably wants to kill them off.
Reddit are aware that people like third party apps and people don't like their official app.
Now, if Reddit had been honest and transparent throughout the entire process and just killed off the APIs without charging for it and gave the straightforward explanation, I think people would be sad as they are emotionally invested in their apps, and there would be some people who would go for good. But a lot more people would come back to Reddit - let alone seek alternatives like Lemmy, KBin, Tildes, etc.
What has happened is that the CEO has tried to make apps "the villain" and reddit the "poor little company" - sort of like DARVO but for 3rd party apps, so they could paint their official Reddit as the "wholesome" one.
Except the reddit community is large and pretty smart - technically and legally too. Receipts were kept, the CEO was exposed for his blatant lies, and then he has become incredibly unhinged and angry that things haven't gone his way, giving incredibly aggressive interviews. And the Reddit community notices, because whenever Reddit is in the news, it's very rarely for a good reason. The CEO was shown to be wearning no clothes after all.
I've seen Reddit go through drama, but never quite like this. It's quite incredible and astonishing how one person could fuck up a transition this badly. Spez has repeated that the Automod is going to be killed, but given the blatant lies that came before, it's no wonder why folks aren't trusting him on his word. He's made his bed, he has to lie in it.
Is there really a reason, for example, for there to be the distinction of "magazine" and "community"? When you're federating, the same features should be called the same, if close enough. That way everyone can talk with everyone about stuff and we all immediately understand each other....
Yup. That's the beauty of the fediverse. Don't like the way one app manages content? I've got good news - there are at least two dozen other apps to choose from.
If you don't like the way Kbin does things and think it should be more like Lemmy, just go join a Lemmy instance. Neither platform will be perfect or will satisfy every whim of every user.
Heute gibt es Inhalte nur noch auf Walled-Garden Plattformen. Suchergebnisse bringen einen auf die immergleichen Seiten. Oder man landet in Keyword Honeypots. Früher (hust), da war das Internet noch echtes Neuland — da konnte man Neues entdecken. ICQ, IRC oder frühe Web2.0 Dienste wie StumbleUpon brachten einen in bislang...
Früher, also vor 5 bis 10 Jahren, waren die Suchmaschinen besser, sie waren noch etwas mehr technisch orientiert. Jetzt sind sie auf den mainstream Benutzer runtergedummt. Ohne Anführungszeichen, Minus, Site:, Datum einschränken, clickbait & Werbeblocker und zusätzlichem Blacklisten von bekannten Null-Inhalt Seiten, findet man teilweise nicht mehr was man sucht. Dann macht Google ständig A/B Testing mit mir, was mich total abfuckt, wenn mal wieder die Ergebnisse absolut keinen Sinn ergeben.
Früher waren die Foren schon nervig und teilweise mühsam zu durchsuchen, dass hat für mich tatsächlich erst Reddit abgeschafft und weil Google es höher geranked hat.
Eigentlich eine Tragödie was mit Reddit passiert, denn es hat für mich das Internet in so vielen Punkten verbessert. Bevor Huffman das mit den API Änderungen gepusht hat, wollte ich groß in Reddit IPO einsteigen, weil es für mich die Zukunft des Social Media darstellt(e). Natürlich nicht für ewig, wie das so mit Internet Firmen ist, die nicht Facebook sind, aber zumindest solange Reddit noch stark wächst.
Produktreviews, Software und Techfragen, News, Meinungsbilder und Diskussion, dass sind alles Themen die durch Reddit verbessert wurden. Weil sie aktueller, schneller und übersichtlicher sind (abgesehen von der offiziellen Reddit Suche, die suckt).
Warum in einem linearen Forum herumärgern, wenn man sich zu einem Thema auch horizontal vertiefen kann und wer nicht wollte einfach einklappen. Warum auf unübersichtliche fake Amazon Reviews eingehen, wenn man auch Erfahrungsberichte von Nutzern lesen kann, die wiederum von allen anderen, jederzeit, kritisch bewertet werden können? Gleichzeitig wurde der Inhalt moderiert und jeder konnte einfach ein eigenes Subreddit erstellen, falls man eine neue Idee hatte, es neue Produkte gab oder einfach eine alternative wollte.
Durch gute Reddit Apps kann man super einfach von einem Thema zum anderen wechseln. Relay oder Boost, einfach toll mit einfachen Gesten zu navigieren. Lemmy hat da noch einen langen Weg vor sich, aber ich sehe Potential.
Ich vermisse an dem alten Internet eigentlich nicht so viel. IRC/ICQ ist jetzt Discord und anstatt GMX nutze ich Gmail. Eigentlich gut das wir uns von den Sozialen Netzwerken mit Name und Bild, mehr Richtung Anonymous entwickeln. Facebook nutzen immer weniger und das ist gut so. Es entfernt, zumindest für mich, die Ebene des Unwohlsein und Vergleichen. Es ist leichter Menschen zu ignorieren die man privat sowieso nicht kennt. Mein Nachbar mit Ferrari macht mich mehr neidisch als 1000 Sportwagenbesitzer im anonymen Internet.
Ich vermisse allerdings eine Zeit ohne Twitter, diese Seite bietet nur ein Portal für Spam, Hass und Fakenews. Vielleicht schenkt uns Musk ja zumindest den Untergang von Twitter. Oder Nachrichtenportale hören endlich auf den Kaffeesatz daraus zu saugen.
Ok genug geschrieben. Mir war gerade langweilig auf der Arbeit. Thx 4 reading.
The problem is getting a truly random sample though. The subset of users who voting on those polls probably includes a decent number of angry folks watching for news on such protests here on Lemmy or other platforms, and excludes a lot of people just scrolling for funny pictures
Interested in getting a feel for what people may be likely to do IF reddit reverses their decision regarding API access, or reduces access fees to a reasonable level and 3rd party apps remain sustainable....
I'll stay here, I don't tolerate being treated like sh*it as they did, it's totally unacceptable. Even if they apologized, they shown their true colors, we know they would be lying.
I came here a couple of weeks ago and since then I did my best to be involved in lemmy communities so as to not miss reddit, and you know what? It worked :)
I'm not deleting my account because I want my data first (sent a GDPR request), but I don't really care anymore about what they do, nor I care about reddit as a platform, engagement here is much higher quality.
Still following news because it's entertaining, I love how the community got creative with the protest.
Since the news broke regarding the forthcoming changes to reddit’s API and the ippact that will have on the third party apps and tools many of us rely upon the mods here at r/blind have been working on an accessible option for those who either cannot or will not be staying on reddit. As talk of alternatives like mastodon, lemmy, and the like have increased we decided that it would be best to reveal what we have been working on, hence this post. Several days ago we shared this with those of you on our Discord server and have been asking for feedback.
This project is by no means finished or polished, and is currently operating on development backend code and a beta UI to allow for access to still unreleased features that our community needs such as up/down votes displaying state changes, and nested comments, read this as there are and will be bugs and outstanding accestsibility problems. However, the advantage of this platform is we control the servers, the UI, and can fix accessibility concerns ourselves instead of relying on a for profit company or the generosity of app developers to do it for us, not that the latter is unappreciated.
So please be understanding of the above and we hope those of you who decide to join and see what we have done so far for all of us, and please report problems as you find them.
1!Open Alpha!! RBlind - A community on Lemmy, brought to you by the moderators of the /r/blind subreddit.com
Submitted 11 hours ago by user DHamlin Music (flair: Bilateral Optic Neuropathy)
Since the news broke regarding the forthcoming changes to reddit's API and the ippact that will have on the third party apps and tools many of us rely upon the mods here at r/blind have been working on an accessible option for those who either cannot or will not be staying on reddit. As talk of alternatives like mastodon, lemmy, and the like have increased we decided that it would be best to reveal what we have been working on, hence this post. Several days ago we shared this with those of you on our Discord server and have been asking for feedback.
This project is by no means finished or polished, and is currently operating on development backend code and a beta UI to allow for access to still unreleased features that our community needs such as up/down votes displaying state changes, and nested comments, read this as there are and will be bugs and outstanding accessibility problems. However, the advantage of this platform is we control the servers, the UI, and can fix accessibility concerns ourselves instead of relying on a for profit company or the generosity of app developers to do it for us, not that the latter is unappreciated.
So please be understanding of the above and we hope those of you who decide to join and see what we have done so far for all of us, and please report problems as you find them.
I see a lot of posts about how they uploaded anti-spez stuff onto reddit, or participated in the nsfw spams/john oliver spams. While I get wanting to let it all out, this ultimately keeps up engagement on reddit rather than bringing it down....
I saw it in the redditsync subreddit already - this is such great news, especially since I'm still struggling to get used to the Lemmy interface. I had bought Sync Pro 7 years ago and it is probably the most heavily used app on my phone.
I heard about it through a negative review of Reddit in the AppStore and decided to check it out. Reddit permanently banned me for “abuse of the report function” though I had only reported a few things in my many, many years on the site. Then they proceeded to ban my entire family’s accounts because we share an IP address. Right after all of that, the news about third party apps came out and here we are.
Canadian Senate passes bill requiring Google, Meta to pay for news (www.independent.co.uk)
A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law
Whaf do you think of hosting an AMA with John Oliver to make Lemmy/kbin officially a viable Reddit replacement?
He would be the perfect person to AMA as he’s already associated with Reddit revolts, and it would result in tremendous media coverage and mark fediverse as a viable alternative to Reddit. What do you think?
Debris found in search area for missing Titanic submersible (abc11.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Russia Acted In 'Good Faith' In Ukraine Invasion (news.yahoo.com)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he believes Russia acted in “good faith” amid the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, adding the U.S., in fact, bore heavy responsibility for the ongoing war.
You can now get reddit posts on lemmy via RSS, without any ads ;)
Check out !worldnews. The admin of lemmit.online has set up a bot that fetches reddit posts via RSS, making it much easier to make the switch and of course not getting any ads....
What do you think of subreddits protesting with rule changes (e.g., only allowing John Oliver)? (kbin.social)
A ton of moderators have been making changes to their subreddits' rules (e.g., only allowing certain posts, going NSFW, loosening rules a ton) to protest without getting kicked out. Do you think this strategy of turning a subreddit into shitposts is effective or not?...
Do You Think There Would Have Been a Large Protest if Steve Huffman Just Said We're Charging to Use the API to Increase Revenue?
I've been a long time Redditor and an Apollo user for about a year. I even paid for it. The main draw for me was the lack of advertising. In the back of my head I kept thinking that it couldn't last. Reddit is losing revenue from the lack of advertising views. It didn't...
In your opinion, which FOSS software is by many considered "old" or "obsolete", but are in fact, in your opinion, in many ways better than the newer alternatives?
I'll start:...
Kbin and Lemmy should come to a consensus on how to name stuff
Is there really a reason, for example, for there to be the distinction of "magazine" and "community"? When you're federating, the same features should be called the same, if close enough. That way everyone can talk with everyone about stuff and we all immediately understand each other....
Lemmy's total users exceeds 740k today, up from 540k yesterday (lemmy.world)
Source: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=7...
Früher war das Internet besser German
Heute gibt es Inhalte nur noch auf Walled-Garden Plattformen. Suchergebnisse bringen einen auf die immergleichen Seiten. Oder man landet in Keyword Honeypots. Früher (hust), da war das Internet noch echtes Neuland — da konnte man Neues entdecken. ICQ, IRC oder frühe Web2.0 Dienste wie StumbleUpon brachten einen in bislang...
Reddit's response about the actions they took against the subreddits (note: r/mildly interesting DID NOT encourage nsfw content and their suspensions and removal have been revoked by a diff admin) (media.kbin.social)
What will you do if reddit undoes API changes? (kbin.social)
Interested in getting a feel for what people may be likely to do IF reddit reverses their decision regarding API access, or reduces access fees to a reasonable level and 3rd party apps remain sustainable....
/r/blind community migrates to Lemmy (lemmy.one)
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/r/blind community migrates to Lemmy. (kbin.social)
I checked the /r/blind sub and they have started their own Lemmy instance. Edited so Blind users can read it....
The best way to protest against reddit is simply to not interact with Reddit (kbin.social)
I see a lot of posts about how they uploaded anti-spez stuff onto reddit, or participated in the nsfw spams/john oliver spams. While I get wanting to let it all out, this ultimately keeps up engagement on reddit rather than bringing it down....
Lemmy.world is now the #1 lemmy instance with 37k users!
Good news: lemmy.world has overtaken lemmy.ml and now holds the top spot as the #1 non-bot lemmy instance....
The developer of Sync for Reddit is working on a Lemmy app (www.reddit.com)
New subreddit talking about it here. I'm assuming it will eventually be a Lemmy community...
Sync for Reddit developer is making Sync for Lemmy (old.reddit.com)
Lemmy's total users surged from 156k to 240k in a single day today! What caused the jump? (lemmy.world)
Source: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats&days=7