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The Reddit blackout was pretty underwhelming (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by tango_octogono@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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In the last 3 days I've been paying attention to r/all, expecting several posts about it and...

Yeah

Wasn't expecting the website to literally shut down nor to monopolize r/all, because 3rd party users are the minority, but I hoped for more than whatever this was.

At least there's a silver lining, I discovered new alternatives that have healthier communities

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[–] literallyacat@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I had a lot of hope in the lead-up to the initial 2 day blackout, but after seeing literally zero coverage about this across other media platforms I now know there will be no backpedaling on the API changes. The best we can hope for is affecting their income from ads a tiny bit.

[–] Rentlar@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

It was getting coverage from CBC of all places... I would say the word got out onto mainstream media. However for most people on Reddit things might just keep on chugging on.

[–] pixel@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Really? I literally got served a CNN article about the blackout, it's definitely getting coverage

[–] sim_@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I was surprised to see the blackout mentioned in a daily email I get with the top news highlights from the day before, so it’s out there.