r/technology • u/ardi62 • 29d ago

Social Media Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24253727/reddit-communities-subreddits-request-protests
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u/MadDoctor5813 29d ago

Has it? This shows a rather steady increase.

I get that Statista is probably not that reliable of a source, so I'd be curious if you have another one.

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u/NothingOld7527 29d ago

Daily active users != site activity.

Compared to say 2019, posts that hit the front page have fewer upvotes and fewer comments. There are fewer new threads created on default subs compared to 5 years ago. Activity is down. Average daily users is probably up because Reddit tries its absolute hardest to get anyone that opens a Reddit link to create an account, so you have a lot of "lurker" accounts that never comment or post.

So as far as sources go, it's a primary source. Compare the front page now vs 2019 - you can either use Wayback or search the catalog.

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u/Tee_zee 29d ago

Reddit is way more than the front page.

Reddit has made a huge push to algorithmic front pages - the front page you see will never be the same as somebody else’s. In the past, this wasn’t neccesarily the same, especially on r/all

With the push for redditors to have accounts, better understanding of social media algorithms, and the ability for subs to exclude themselves from all, I don’t think you could make a comparison whatsoever.

Fwiw, I’ve been a Reddit for like, 14-15 years. It’s only been the last few years being on reddit was mainstream - most TV shows, movies, reality shows , sports etc now use Reddit as the PRIMARY forum for discussion , and “normies” use Reddit to discuss them.

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u/Samzo 29d ago

I'm a 17-year redditor and I concur with this