Enshittification of Reddit continues: Recent reddit experiment to block mobile browser access.

therazorx · 2023-06-15T22:27:15+00:00

Looks like Reddit is digging in its heels.

I also asked if Huffman truly believes that the blackouts haven’t impacted his decision-making around the API pricing changes at all. “In this case? That’s true,” says Huffman. “That’s our business decision, and we’re not undoing that business decision.”

We’ll have more from our interview with Huffman soon.

therazorx · 2023-06-22T21:39:27+00:00

How can one "just not be a dick" if they don't get warned or explicitly banned for what they're supposed to have done wrong.

Sidebar.

ban was justified

He isn't banned. He can continue to make his silly ass remarks as much as he wants as long as he pays the tax. If he was banned, he wouldn't be able to post AT ALL. This isn't "Semantics".

Funnily enough, CTR Blue MAGA trolls also liked to call the tax "a ban", so I guess you're in good company. lol.

He was acting in good faith

No he absolutely was not. Good faith would to be to actually acknowledge arguments and conversations made and respond to them, not instantly parroting the same thing then resorting to personal attacks and running away when cornered.

And frankly if the choice is between Penelope, and someone that doesn't add anything to the conversation and just repeats the same shit over and over again, I'd take Penelope 100% of the time.

you just disagree with his views and are too cowardly to debate him.

I did debate him, he ran away into personal insults. Fuck off with this "too cowardly to debate him" crybully bullshit. He doesn't want a debate and you know it. You're only backing him because you have the same viewpoints.

therazorx · 2023-06-21T20:57:54+00:00

List of subs with mod teams removed and/or replaced

They also mass deleted comments saying fuck spez as well as pictures of Spez. proof

Apparently Admins also limited comment/post edits to once per five seconds, probably because of the people using PowerDeleteSuite to "wipe" their accounts.

edit: Plot gets thicker as Reddit is caught lying yet again

edit 2: Smaller subs are getting hit with the threats now too , as well as sending the threat to subs that closed without even being part of the protest

{they're also making changes to their content policy

Edit: I completely forgot about that time Spez edited someone's comment with his admin powers, and was only caught cause of 3p tools.

therazorx · 2023-06-16T00:03:12+00:00

Don't get me wrong, I'll miss it. There's definitely tons and tons of useful info on reddit, hobby subs being a great resource...etc.

But if I was able to quit FB where I still had family and friends who I contacted through that hellsite, I can quit reddit and just wait for the next alternative to come around. After all, I used to be big on shoutwire and digg too.

therazorx · 2023-06-29T22:32:32+00:00

Protests on the social platform have entered a new phase, with users shirking the platform’s strict NSFW content rules. The development has some media buyers on high alert, experts say.

therazorx · 2023-06-29T22:30:42+00:00

Based comment:

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128 points 7 hours ago

So the moderators changed the sub in protest. Administration removed the mod team because of how that impacted users ability to use that community (real reason: ad revenue). And now because there are no mods, the sub has been banned. Meaning no users can use the sub, and reddit gets no ad revenue from it.

I know the answer is that a new mod team will get put in place at some point, but for the moment it's just... counterproductive to the stated goals.

therazorx · 2023-06-22T21:40:24+00:00

Funnily enough both the OP and the guy he's defending love Nazis.

therazorx · 2023-06-16T22:21:36+00:00

LOL. You're new here aren't you?

Somehow you guess some right, and quite a bit wrong, exactly proving my point. But I'll address that right out the bat;

you oppose nazis, homophobes, sexists, racists, transphobes, etc.

Yes I oppose any "phobes", "Phobes" are just useful idiots to the oligarchy.

You support climate change agenda

"Agenda" (whatever it is you're referring to) no.

Do I oppose the fact that corporations are destroying our world to pad their profit margins? Yes.

Do I oppose pollution and anything else that destroys the natural world just to pad profits for corporations? Yes. (Cause you know, I like fishing, hunting, camping, swimming in lakes and ponds...etc.)

Do I oppose pollution and anything else that destroys people's health and entire communities just to pad profits for corporations? Yes.

Do I oppose that we keep subsidizing inefficient energy sources instead of cheaper cleaner sources, just so some rich fucks can continue being rich? Yes.

you support ukraine

Lol, nope. I'm against war, and western governments aren't the most reliable of narrators.

you support censorship

LOL, fuck no.

you support gun control

Nope. but if anything I'm closer to the SRA. No socialist would ever advocate for unilateral disarmament of the plebs in the face of a regulatory captured government.

abortion

Yup, I don't like abortion itself (I view them as a necessary evil in the absence of adequate social safety nets), but I do support bodily autonomy, and yes before you ask, I am against mandatory vaccinations.

diversity and you will defend jew

Yes I support diversity (Nature itself supports diversity. Biodiversity is how species avoid being wiped out), and yes I will defend jews. Hating someone based on their religion rather than their actions is silly bullshit that helps the oligarchy. I guarantee that the actions of a non-jew in the oligarchy has absolutely harmed you and will continue to harm you vs a random lower class jew that can barely make ends meet and is working 3 jobs.

Maybe see our sidebar to understand more.

But somehow you are the resistance?

Lmao, funniest shit you wrote. imagine thinking any of the regulars here are Blue MAGA. lol.

therazorx · 2023-06-15T23:37:21+00:00

I've personally decided I'm not going back if reddit "wins".

therazorx · 2023-06-15T22:17:53+00:00

Oh Jesus this is just getting more and more delicious.

ah ok, I wouldn't say we're small (we make the front page sometimes).

I made a post about it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AdviceAnimals/comments/14ackep/reddit_admins_on_radviceanimals_vs_reddit_admins/

EDIT: here's the story:

So, if I understand it correctly, this is what happened on r/adviceanimals:

A top inactive mod took the subreddit private against the wishes of the active mod team. This violates reddit policies and the top inactive mod was removed. The remaining (active) mods decided to keep r/adviceanimals open. I had PRAW did a search on new posts, and it looks like there was 1 day, 4 hours and 15 minutes between consecutive posts. So reddit admins resolved the issue in about 28 hours. (Side note: I wrote a python code which caught about 2000+ bots on r/Tumblr, you can see some of it on r/WhitePeopleTwitter from my comment history. Not sure if that's relevant). I have NEVER heard of a moderator dispute resolved that quickly.

This is what happened on r/Tumblr:

A top inactive supermod took subreddit OPEN against the wishes of the active mod team (which was just me) and the wishes of the r/Tumblr community. For context, Tumblr (the website) is very neurodiverse and very anti-ableist, so it made sense for r/Tumblr to join the protest. (I'm not saying you have to agree with Tumblr culture, and I'm not making assessments about what a meme page like r/adviceanimals should do. Every subreddit has its own unique culture and I respect that). The top inactive supermod then demodded me. This violates the same rule that the inactive r/adviceanimals mod violated, so I submitted a report about 29 hours ago. So far I haven't heard a response, and I fully expect to be completely ignored. Who ever said rules had to be applied consistently?

Anyway, Reddit... why don't you just take your time? I told you that there was a news article about the situation here so that you might want to address this with me, but ignoring me is probably truer to who you really are.

therazorx · 2023-10-10T20:51:48+00:00

Be honest. Whatever the truth, it wouldn't dampen your enthusiasm one iota.

You do realize it would be incredibly easily to flip that on you right? I see what and how you post.

Just come out and say what you want to say directly. This pseudo attempt to cast shade when A- You don't know me, and B- I'm calling out bullshit and hypocrisy, and this shade casting attempt* isn't going to phase me.

therazorx · 2023-06-16T19:11:04+00:00

Oh, so he's going to turn Reddit into Diddit/Diggit

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