Protests on the social platform have entered a new phase, with users shirking the platform’s NSFW content rules en masse. The development has some media buyers on high alert, experts say.
The story seems to be from a marketing-focused website, so it makes sense that the author is addressing advertisers, and how the events with Reddit will affect them.
Also, surely this story proves that the protests absolutely have had an effect. It's causing advertisers to think twice about spending money with Reddit. And as stated in this TechCrunch article, fewer advertisers are visiting the ad-buying part of Reddit's site.
So, the people who complained that these protests are pointless, that they won't change anything, have been proven wrong. The protests are effective. So if people want change in this situation then they should continue with MORE protests. My protest is that I'm not using Reddit.
I wipe sitting. I think most people probably do. Standing up will push your arse cheeks together, so the poo inside the crack will just smear everywhere.
As for bidets, I don't use them. They're very rare in my country. I just wipe with toilet paper. I try to get my arse as clean as possible with the toilet paper, so I wipe multiple times.
Thank you for reading my post about my pooing habits.
I think law enforcement should be able to intercept messages on services like WhatsApp, if someone is suspected of criminal activity.
Is it right for criminals to be able to share child abuse material, or plans for terrorism, over something like WhatsApp? Without law enforcement being able to intercept these messages?
I think law enforcement can break into your home if they have a court warrant, right? So why not allow the same thing with electronic communications?
Maybe it's worth having that security hole then. I think it's a bit crazy that terrorists or child abusers can plan their crimes using WhatsApp without the police being able to intercept their messages.
Also, if we're able to contact our banks over the internet securely (and obviously the bank can still see everything about our accounts if they want, while criminals hopefully won't be able to), then surely an equivalent should be possible for things like WhatsApp.
No user of Reddit is powerless. Every single user of Reddit has the power to fuck with Reddit in whatever legal way they want, and they also they have the power to quit using Reddit.
He's right that Reddit's "aggressive posture" is what's annoyed a lot of users. When I first heard of them adding API costs, I didn't care, because I didn't use 3rd party apps. But their attitude since then is why I don't want to use Reddit now.
They could have apologised for the inconvenience caused by their changes. They could have said something like "we recognise there are users who are not happy with these changes, and we apologise for the inconvenience, but we are in a position where we have to cover our server costs, or else Reddit may not survive into the future". If they had put it like THAT then I bet most people would have understood where they're coming from.
But instead they say things like "oh it's only a small amount of users who are unhappy" and "this will blow over like all of these controversies do". Basically saying "we don't need to listen to you, fuck you, fuck your opinions, we assume you'll use Reddit anyway". AND didn't they say they would respect mods protesting by shutting their subreddits? And then they're like "no fuck you we'll just force them open".
So the impression they give off is not that they're doing these API changes out of a financial necessity to ensure Reddit can survive into the future - instead, like many users have said, it seems like they are literally just trying to milk as many profits as possible in the short-term, so they can cash in as much as possible on the IPO, and then they can quit Reddit and retire to the Caribbean.
Germany’s new 49-euro ticket, also known as the Deutschland ticket has 10 million users in its first month alone. The ticket is valid for all public transport including regional trans and is a social,..
I think this is even valid for S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains in Berlin if I understand this correctly?
Meanwhile, a monthly travelcard in London, just for zones 1 and 2 (the two most central areas of London), costs £156.30 for the month, according to this - that's €181.20 EUR.
“I’d like to be remembered as an innovator,” he said, speaking from the interior of one of OceanGate’s submersibles. “I think it was [famous American General Douglas] MacArthur that said, ‘You’re remembered for the rules you break.’”...
It's meant to be a decentralised version of Twitter. I think it was originally made by Twitter but is now a separate company.
But I don't think it uses the ActivityPub protocol that Lemmy, Kbin, and Mastodon use, so it won't be interoperable with them. Also, it's invite-only for the moment. So if you want a decentralised Twitter-like experience right now, you could use Mastodon.
Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.
The protests get even more creative. PoliticalHumor mods have set it so that if you subscribe to the community you can now do moderator actions through comments....
Meta is a capitalist social media company and they seem to be doing okay. Facebook might be uncool with the kids these days but it's still massive. And Instagram and WhatsApp are still very popular.
I think the difference between Meta and Reddit is that I bet Meta would issue some sort of apology and carefully crafted PR if they found themselves in Reddit's current situation. But Reddit doesn't even seem to care about angering its users, which just feeds the anger more.
We toggled to 18+ and sort of let nature take its course by only enforcing TOS. I say "we" but in reality I was the only active mod on either sub, so I do feel bad for getting awkwardtheturtle banned by association (lol). After the fact got the "It’s not ok to show people NSFW content when they don’t want to see it....
The US government hasn't shut down the KKK though. Unless I'm wrong, I don't think it's possible to shut down political groups in the US, due to the first amendment.
So I think that would be a big difference between the US and Russia. Russia bans organisations it considers "extremist", but I don't think the US does.
Fidelity cuts Reddit valuation again (techcrunch.com)
Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holdings in Reddit and Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup.
As Reddit protests turn to porn-bombing, advertisers face increasing brand safety concerns (www.thedrum.com)
Protests on the social platform have entered a new phase, with users shirking the platform’s NSFW content rules en masse. The development has some media buyers on high alert, experts say.
Do you wipe sitting or standing?
Bidet users can keep their posh, clean asses out of the discussion!
What are you playing?
Board, card, or video games - what's being played this week?
Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning (www.bbc.com)
Users Have Had It With Reddit...But Are Powerless (www.youtube.com)
A video about the effectiveness of the Reddit protest
[THE VERGE] The statement Reddit gave us is the oldest trick in the book. (cringe.whatever.social)
Owners destroyed the soul of their own house (lemmy.world)
https://www.reddit.com/r/UrbanHell/comments/14huso2/bolton_england/
10 million people have bought the Deutschland ticket in a month | TheMayor.EU (www.themayor.eu)
Germany’s new 49-euro ticket, also known as the Deutschland ticket has 10 million users in its first month alone. The ticket is valid for all public transport including regional trans and is a social,..
‘You’re remembered for the rules you break’: OceanGate CEO who was piloting the Titan admitted in 2021 that the sub’s construction had ‘broken some rules’ (fortune.com)
“I’d like to be remembered as an innovator,” he said, speaking from the interior of one of OceanGate’s submersibles. “I think it was [famous American General Douglas] MacArthur that said, ‘You’re remembered for the rules you break.’”...
"Debris field" found near Titanic in search for missing sub, U.S. Coast Guard says (www.cbsnews.com)
The sub went missing while carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight (www.bbc.co.uk)
Two of the world's most high-profile technology billionaires - Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg - have agreed to fight each other in a cage match.
'No kill' meat, grown from animal cells, is now approved for sale in the U.S. (www.npr.org)
Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.
Fighting Back: PoliticalHumor Breaks Down Barriers by making ALL subscribers Moderators (old.reddit.com)
The protests get even more creative. PoliticalHumor mods have set it so that if you subscribe to the community you can now do moderator actions through comments....
/r/bestofredditorupdates has been forced open after users voted to keep it closed indefinitely. They're currently running a poll on whether to become another John Oliver sub. (www.reddit.com)
"We're shocked that Joe Rogan would do this" - people who watched Joe Rogan do this to everyone else (www.axios.com)
A feud on Twitter highlights the perils of engaging on the platform and a growing tension among researchers and medical professionals.
Reddit Goes Nuclear, Removes Moderators of Subreddits That Continued To Protest (www.pcmag.com)
Lucy Letby trial: Nurse had favourite way of killing, jury told (www.bbc.co.uk)
One of Lucy Letby's favourite ways of harming babies was by injecting air, a prosecutor tells a jury.
All mods of /r/self and /r/shittylifeprotips were removed and suspended for 7 days without any warning first.
We toggled to 18+ and sort of let nature take its course by only enforcing TOS. I say "we" but in reality I was the only active mod on either sub, so I do feel bad for getting awkwardtheturtle banned by association (lol). After the fact got the "It’s not ok to show people NSFW content when they don’t want to see it....
Brexshit (i.imgur.com)
That is all.
Alexei Navalny: Putin critic defiant as new trial begins (www.bbc.co.uk)
Alexei Navalny's trial was held miles from Moscow - a sign the authorities want to avoid publicity.
PSA: this subs mods are inactive and Vatnik propaganda is being pushed. Please use the other Ukraine sub
ukraine@sopuli.xyz Other Ukraine sub with mods
OC Brought some life back in to a 1987 MK1 Raleigh Mustang. Probably a WIP, but was great fun to ride.