I have been with you from your creation now to your grave. You were never really the most popular Reddit app, but you were my Reddit app. I will miss you.
Despite site-stopping protests by mods and users, Reddit leadership chose to brute force its way through any reasonable way of continuing third-party app support. Instead, the company hopes its luxury-priced API will be its secret shortcut to an overvalued IPO. As a result, Reddit’s official iOS app is being torpedo’d in the...
A lot of people want this deal to go through so they get CoD and Diablo. While that is an enticing proposition but am not fond of Microsoft just gobbling up large studios just because their first party games aren't up to snuff.
I don't live in the US, so my ISP doesn't really seem to care what I torrent, but the megathread vehemently recommends to always use one. Since VPNs aren't cheap and I'm on a strict budget (wouldn't pirate otherwise), is it really that dangerous to torrent without one?
Some on Reddit are celebrating this because "mods bad"
Meanwhile, I'm a Redditor for 10 years and haven't been banned once, nor have any bad interactions with mods. The first thing I follow rules and second I barely interacted with mods in the first place because I'm not an asshole. I don't QQ because they removed my low effort meme or hate speech or whatever.
Simple as.
It's also interesting the sentiment on non-Reddit platforms are more pro-user than pro-spez.
Of course, not every mod team is great. But I mostly hung around small to medium-sized subs for my hobbies and never had an issue with their moderators.
Interested in getting a feel for what people may be likely to do IF reddit reverses their decision regarding API access, or reduces access fees to a reasonable level and 3rd party apps remain sustainable....
Twitter now forces you to sign in to view tweets (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Goodbye RIF (www.talklittle.com)
Text of the webpage:...
Goodnight sweet prince (lemmy.world)
I have been with you from your creation now to your grave. You were never really the most popular Reddit app, but you were my Reddit app. I will miss you.
Reddit plagued with 1-star App Store reviews over API debacle as users search for 0-star button (9to5mac.com)
Despite site-stopping protests by mods and users, Reddit leadership chose to brute force its way through any reasonable way of continuing third-party app support. Instead, the company hopes its luxury-priced API will be its secret shortcut to an overvalued IPO. As a result, Reddit’s official iOS app is being torpedo’d in the...
Remember: Steam Summer Sale 2023 starts on 29 June 2023! (lemmy.world)
Want to buy a new game on pc or on your Steam Deck? I recommend to wait a few hours. :)...
Dressing with pride (i.imgur.com)
Twitter gets buggier: Followers don’t display, users restricted in error (arstechnica.com)
Twitter looking into a bug restricting some users from liking and retweeting.
Made a vegetarian Indonesian dinner.
Is thy working (kbin.fbievan.live)
Is this federating?
RIP to my Pixel Fold: Dead after four days (arstechnica.com)
The closed display halves almost touch, and that can smash debris into the screen.
Gotta make sure everything is up to code (lemmy.world)
The official app is hot garbage
On a whim I decided to give the official app a try because a lot of people will be forced to use it, if they decide to stay on Reddit....
As Reddit Crushes Protests, Its User Traffic Returns to Normal (www.pcmag.com)
Microsoft Says It Could Abandon Activision Deal if Judge Delays It | The New York Times (archive.ph)
Is a VPN necessary for torrenting?
I don't live in the US, so my ISP doesn't really seem to care what I torrent, but the megathread vehemently recommends to always use one. Since VPNs aren't cheap and I'm on a strict budget (wouldn't pirate otherwise), is it really that dangerous to torrent without one?
fun facts about africa (vlemmy.net)
After porn-y protest, Reddit ousted mods; replacing them isn’t simple (arstechnica.com)
rule (lemmy.ca)
No One Actually Believes That Cis Is A Slur, Here’s Why They Pretend To — Katy Montgomerie (katymontgomerie.com)
What will you do if reddit undoes API changes?
Interested in getting a feel for what people may be likely to do IF reddit reverses their decision regarding API access, or reduces access fees to a reasonable level and 3rd party apps remain sustainable....