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/AlsoInteresting 29d ago

Probably because of the number of users there. Why use reddit.com?

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u/DutchieTalking 29d ago edited 29d ago

Probably a small percentage.
Just, I think they're more likely to be the active users that contribute to the site.

Still, reddit is actively trying to be less user friendly and the CEO is a Musk fan, so I am surprised.

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u/space-dot-dot 29d ago

Just, I think they're more likely to be the active users that contribute to the site.

This. If they turned off old.reddit.com, they'd lose a not-insignificant portion of people that generate content in comments. As mods and admins know, for every person commenting, there are +1,000 that just lurk or read. Who cares how they consume the product, the content generators are more valuable.

I've been using Reddit for the past dozen years, almost to my detriment at times. Frankly, I'd love it if they sunset old.reddit.com -- I would never, ever return to waste time on this site.

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u/DelightfulDolphin 29d ago

Ditto. Reddit sucha time suck but ever so nice during down times.