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Isn't that a good thing for alternative social media sites? A centralized site run by that crowd is probably the optional solution for everyone.
by bb611 6y ago
Isn't that a good thing for alternative social media sites? A centralized site run by that crowd is probably the optional solution for everyone.
- catalogia 6y agoMaybe so, but that's just one of dozens of controversial communities reddit has banned. So I think reddit still has a 'defensive moat' of disgruntled offensive ex-redditors looking for a new reddit-clone.
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoI don't think it's optimal. It already was an echo chamber back on Reddit, but a centralized site is probably even worse in that regard.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoIt depends; on the one side, the people 'inside' will probably become more radicalized, but on the other they no longer have a platform, new members of the 'club' are harder to find, and they no longer cause stress / strain on (in this case) Reddit. Reddit must've had hundreds of complaints daily about something posted in T_D. I know I complained once because they adjusted their algorithms so that T_D wouldn't be as prominent in the top lists anymore, but given that I'm one of those idle scrollers on r/all, eventually I went down the list so far that EVERY post was a T_D post.
- pavel_lishin 6y ago> but on the other they no longer have a platform But they do have a platform.
- HeadsUpHigh 6y agoThe only reason to go there is if you are already of that mindset. Without access to the wider reddit platform they might end up having a harder time recruiting new users.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y agoI think the fact that Reddit and similar sites block URLs to competitors like thedonald.win is a really good argument for an anti-competitive lawsuit. They are overtly suppressing competition.
- HeadsUpHigh 6y agoDoubt it. There are plenty of ways to share the links. Reddit isn't the internet.