this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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This is a cool website for tracking the blackout as it happens.

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[–] terraborra 12 points 1 year ago

I made a conscious decision to stop using reddit yesterday. I’ll delete my account next weekend.

I was wasting a lot of time endlessly scrolling through AITA and similar subreddits. Going to make sure I selectively subscribe to lemmy communities and treat it like a news aggregator.

[–] cptnflinty 6 points 1 year ago

I wonder how many others have been trying to break that reddit addiction and just needed a reason, and an alternative that isn't so bad.

So...Lemmy can be my vaping

[–] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I was wondering how we would fare as our Monday is now. Glad the subs are dark. Screw companies. Getting screwed on every single front.

[–] bevan 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

wow over 5000 dark as of now: 4 pm NZT, 12am Eastern Standard Time (EST)

[–] RandomMutant 2 points 1 year ago

At 23:55 12 June NZST, 6552/7265 subreddits are currently dark. That’s 90.2% dark.

Great wee website. I thought it wasn't working, but it was indexing or refreshing ...lots!

[–] UniqueUsername 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fortunately /r/CK is still around. If /r/NZ does something you can count on them to do the opposite.

[–] cloventt 5 points 1 year ago

Fits with their pointlessly contrarian attitude in general.

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 1 year ago

Daaaamn, that's a massive chunk of the site gone dark, and there's a few that won't be back. r/notjustbikes has pulled the plug once and for all, for example.

[–] Fizz 1 points 1 year ago

I have low hopes for this protest to drive enough users offsite. Things seem different on the internet compared to back in 2010 when Digg collapsed.

[–] kiwikruizer 1 points 1 year ago