This is where breaking news, the latest numbers, information, and questions about the #RedditMigration will be posted. There will also be a place to discuss tactics to best help users make that jump and feel at home in the Fediverse. Welcome!
"He added that he plans to make changes to moderator policies so users can vote them out. Currently, a higher-ranking moderator — or the company — can boot out moderators. Incidentally, a r/Apple moderator posted on Twitter (via 9to5Mac) that Reddit was threatening to remove moderators who are staging an indefinite...
took a deep dive into how CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain at the center of Reddit's still-raging protests: https://slate.com/technology/2023/06/reddit-protests-steve-huffman-api-chaos.html
"I just released a really important Apollo update that adds the ability for users with remaining subscription time left to decline an automatic refund. Devs pay refunds out of pocket, and this will be about $250K, so I thank you for your consideration. ❤️ Also, this update includes an amazing "Goodbye Apollo Wallpaper Set”...
Love it here on this flagship server for #Kbin, but question: maybe we should find two other well-run, well-hosted servers to recommend to #Reddit users tomorrow and the next few days to avoid a crush of traffic on this one?...
The moderator rebellion is crushed, there are no longer any third party apps competing with the official Reddit app and Reddit seems to be as popular as ever.“It’s a nice time right now,” he says. “I think we’re executing really well.” In 2024, the company plans to focus on three pillars. 1. Maximizing ad revenue 2....
A portal for new users to join Mastodon, exiting users to enrich accounts with more follows, and for organizing to help #TakeBackSocial and spread the open social web and the Fediverse.
With the upcoming #meta #Project92 Fediverse service, this is a plan to fight smarter in how to both protect our users, and how to be better battle plan to protect the Open Social Web.
One very good source for Kbin user data, should be updated every six hours. This crawler may also need to find some of the many new ones being set up, but this is a good start. Will post others.
The #TwitterMigration continues as users, developers, and technologies are migrating away from increasing chaos and toxicity on Twitter and toward newer, and more open, platforms. This is the June 2023 edition of this quarterly report.
Welcome to RedditMigration!
This is where breaking news, the latest numbers, information, and questions about the #RedditMigration will be posted. There will also be a place to discuss tactics to best help users make that jump and feel at home in the Fediverse. Welcome!
Vote for the name of this new Kbin and Lemmy iOS app under development! (mastodon.social)
Poll: What should be the final name for the #Kmoon app for #kbin and #lemmy? Below some suggestions from the community.
Daily traffic visits to the top two #Kbin and #Lemmy servers over the last 28 days, up until June 11th.
Reddit CEO lashes out on protests, moderators and third-party apps (techcrunch.com)
"He added that he plans to make changes to moderator policies so users can vote them out. Currently, a higher-ranking moderator — or the company — can boot out moderators. Incidentally, a r/Apple moderator posted on Twitter (via 9to5Mac) that Reddit was threatening to remove moderators who are staging an indefinite...
From @christianselig@mastodon.social on the #RedditBlackout:
Slate article: "How CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain..." (indieweb.social)
took a deep dive into how CEO Steve Huffman went from being Reddit's co-founder to its much-needed savior at a difficult moment—and how he then became the villain at the center of Reddit's still-raging protests: https://slate.com/technology/2023/06/reddit-protests-steve-huffman-api-chaos.html
Christian Selig (@christianselig@mastodon.social): "Really Important Apollo Update...." (indieweb.social)
"I just released a really important Apollo update that adds the ability for users with remaining subscription time left to decline an automatic refund. Devs pay refunds out of pocket, and this will be about $250K, so I thank you for your consideration. ❤️ Also, this update includes an amazing "Goodbye Apollo Wallpaper Set”...
Google execs admit users are 'not quite happy' with search experience after Reddit blackouts (www.cnbc.com)
Google executives acknowledged this month they need to do a better job surfacing user-generated content after the recent Reddit blackouts.
Signs of the Reddit Migration Numbers - Top 20 Fastest Growing Servers on the Fediverse
Question: best #kbin server to recommend to users tomorrow?
Love it here on this flagship server for #Kbin, but question: maybe we should find two other well-run, well-hosted servers to recommend to #Reddit users tomorrow and the next few days to avoid a crush of traffic on this one?...
Huffman takes a "victory" lap: "As the AI era begins, Reddit is leaning into its humanity." (www.fastcompany.com)
The moderator rebellion is crushed, there are no longer any third party apps competing with the official Reddit app and Reddit seems to be as popular as ever.“It’s a nice time right now,” he says. “I think we’re executing really well.” In 2024, the company plans to focus on three pillars. 1. Maximizing ad revenue 2....
"Kbin: covering all the current news and rumours out of Russia about Wagner, a possible coup, etc. Reddit: *crickets* Make of it what you will. 🤷♀️" (indieweb.social)
Kbin: covering all the current news and rumours out of Russia about Wagner, a possible coup, etc. Reddit: crickets Make of it what you will. 🤷♀️
Traffic Visualization of visits to the top 5 #Kbin and #lemmy servers as of today. (indieweb.social)
Visits to the top 5 #Threadivese servers as of today. #RedditMigration
Latest stats on two largest #Kbin Servers - if I'm reading this correctly.... UPDATED
So, assuming I'm reading this data on this page correctly:...
How do reputation points work in Kbin?
New here: so is it documented anywhere how reputation points work? Do they federate?
Spread Mastodon.org is now LIVE (spreadmastodon.org)
A portal for new users to join Mastodon, exiting users to enrich accounts with more follows, and for organizing to help #TakeBackSocial and spread the open social web and the Fediverse.
ThreadCount bot: uses #Fedidb data to track the growth of the "Threadiverse" - both Lemmy and Kbin (indieweb.social)
Hourly Mastodon bot that uses Fedidb data to show the total local users on all known Lemmy and Kbin servers
Web visits top top 5 #Kbin and #Lemmy servers over the last 30 days... (indieweb.social)
Web visits to top 5 #Kbin and #Lemmy servers over last 30 days...
Project92 and the Fediverse - A Smarter Battle Plan to Protect the Open Social Web (www.timothychambers.net)
With the upcoming #meta #Project92 Fediverse service, this is a plan to fight smarter in how to both protect our users, and how to be better battle plan to protect the Open Social Web.
What is the origin of the name "Kbin"?
Just curious as to the history of how "Kbin" was named. Does anyone know?
A Feb 2023 Prediction of What We Are Seeing Now in the #RedditMigration
From Feb:...
Kbin /m/boycotreddit: "We are a magazine dedicated to the protest and boycott of Reddit." (kbin.social)
Another great kbin magazine focused on the #RedditBlackout & protest....
Save 3rd Party Apps (save3rdpartyapps.com)
As black out day approaches: "Discover the going dark participation status of Reddit's 250 largest communities here."
FediDB - Developer Tools for ActivityPub (fedidb.org)
One very good source for Kbin user data, should be updated every six hours. This crawler may also need to find some of the many new ones being set up, but this is a good start. Will post others.
Twitter Migration Report - June 2023 (www.deweysquare.com)
The #TwitterMigration continues as users, developers, and technologies are migrating away from increasing chaos and toxicity on Twitter and toward newer, and more open, platforms. This is the June 2023 edition of this quarterly report.