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RSS is an essential component to modern web publishing and it feels scary to see how one company’s inconsideration might harm its already fragile future. One da

by srik 2y ago

RSS is an essential component to modern web publishing and it feels scary to see how one company’s inconsideration might harm its already fragile future. One day cloudflare will get big enough to be subject to antitrust regulation and this instance will be a strong data point working against them.

01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
It's not essential, I don't know anyone in real life who uses it. I run an RSS feed on my blog out of principle and I don't bother reading other feeds I'm subscribed to When I'm bored I come here, I go on Mastodon, and gods save me, I go on Reddit
- deleted 2y ago
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- djhn 2y ago
  Podcasts are based on RSS and a lot of people listen to podcasts.
  - 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
    Outside of Spotify and YouTube?
immibis 2y ago
It's not one company - it's an individual decision of every blog operator to block their own readers by signing up for cloudflare.