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> But companies that “crawl” Reddit for data and “don’t return any of that value” to users will have to pay up,” Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman told Th
by alfiedotwtf 4y ago
> But companies that “crawl” Reddit for data and “don’t return any of that value” to users will have to pay up,” Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman told The Times
Pot-Kettle!
The elephant in the room but everyone is forgetting is - how much does Reddit pay its users for content? Reddit's value comes from its users, which is completely voluntarily contributed lol.
- Espressosaurus 4y agoExcept the users are contributing, in the form of upvotes, downvotes, comments, and moderation. Reddit wouldn't exist without the work of volunteer moderators, as ripe for abuse as the positions are. Even search engines provide value in that they provide alternative search functionality.
- rafark 4y ago“ The elephant in the room but everyone is forgetting is - how much does Reddit pay its users for content? ” I have to say I’m not a fan of reddit, but you could also ask the question: how much do users pay to access reddit? The web has made a lot of people feel entitled to free (high quality) services. But as developers we know building and maintaining services like reddit is not cheap (let alone free).
- ohgodplsno 4y agoReddit users pay lot, considering just how many ads Reddit has on every page, as well as the arranged content promotions that regularly pop up "naturally".