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That would make them explicitly pornographers would it not? I think that's not the business they want to be in.

• EA-3167 2y ago
  It's the business they've been in for quite a while, at least in part. If you run a site that's a quarter pornography, you're a pornographer right? Granted that's by number of subs, we don't know what percentage of traffic/engagement is driven by porn, but with a quarter of the site dedicated to the stuff it must be substantial. And frankly at this point I think Reddit would be happy to be in some kind of business that makes money, any kind of business.
  • fullshark 2y ago
    Yeah but it's different if you have an explicit porn income stream versus having a platform that has porn on it. I think Apple would have to ban their app for example if they did this. Advertisers would not want to advertise on the porn app either.
    • EA-3167 2y ago
      They could spin it as "protecting children" by "putting a paywall on explicit material" rather than "We are a porn app." "The vast majority of our content is suitable for all ages, but out of concern for the minority that isn't and the evolving legal landscape, we felt that the best thing to do was silo our 18+ content. After looking at ways to implement this, while still respecting user privacy, our team came to the conclusion that a paywall is by far the most reliable method." Sure it's bs, but that's standard for this world.