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They killed their own product by allowing toxic communities to flourish, the disastrous redesign, walling off their web content to push their mobile app and for

They killed their own product by allowing toxic communities to flourish, the disastrous redesign, walling off their web content to push their mobile app and force signups, closing off their API, etc; and more recently allowing AI-generated content to grow unchecked.

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r0fl 3mo ago
I’m shocked Google does not delist Reddit for their shitty web experience If you are on mobile and you are not signed in you get the entire free site walled unless you sign in or go use the app Google is supposed to show the best content at the top Apart from those fake spyware pop ups I cannot think of a worse surfing experience
- lostlogin 3mo ago
  > Google is supposed to show the best content at the top Unless it’s showing adverts first.
- brador 3mo ago
  Google is definitely showing more linkedin and Facebook/meta/insta posts as search results. The Reddit content Google serves is down. Around 50% less I’d say and the change started this month.
AndrewKemendo 3mo ago
I started/run a old and moderately popular sub (top 100 in sports) and haven’t noticed any issues that we haven’t dealt with before. We shut down during the blackout so it’s not like it’s all been easy. I got stock a couple years ago, that’s about it and I thought that was nice having been on Reddit since 2006 or whatever. That said we’re not a trash sub and take moderation extremely seriously.
- anon48293 3mo ago
  I’d argue moderators taking themselves too seriously is precisely reddits problem, but okay.
  - AndrewKemendo 3mo ago
    Judge for yourself but I’m extremely proud of our community /r/ultramarathon We have a thriving supportive community that has been a support group for 100 thousand people that run or want to learn to run ultramarathons
  - LexiMax 3mo ago
    Good online communities have active and engaged moderation. That said, Reddit moderation seems stuck in a weird limbo where moderators have a lot of power on paper but completely ineffectual tooling to combat organized and systemic abuse. Given those limitations I find it hard to imagine Reddit modding ending up any other way.
    - AndrewKemendo 3mo ago
      Like most things a handful of power tripping moderators ruin the whole reputation. It is what it is. Ultimately if you care about the community you’re supporting and put the effort in, it’s possible to do it. If on the other hand your goal is growth at all costs then most likely it’s going to turn into a cesspool. Notably we turn down almost weekly sponsorship proposals from real brands, like Garmin, because opening that door would ruin the whole thing.

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r0fl 3mo ago

I’m shocked Google does not delist Reddit for their shitty web experience If you are on mobile and you are not signed in you get the entire free site walled unless you sign in or go use the app Google is supposed to show the best content at the top Apart from those fake spyware pop ups I cannot think of a worse surfing experience

lostlogin 3mo ago
> Google is supposed to show the best content at the top Unless it’s showing adverts first.
brador 3mo ago
Google is definitely showing more linkedin and Facebook/meta/insta posts as search results. The Reddit content Google serves is down. Around 50% less I’d say and the change started this month.

AndrewKemendo 3mo ago

I started/run a old and moderately popular sub (top 100 in sports) and haven’t noticed any issues that we haven’t dealt with before. We shut down during the blackout so it’s not like it’s all been easy. I got stock a couple years ago, that’s about it and I thought that was nice having been on Reddit since 2006 or whatever. That said we’re not a trash sub and take moderation extremely seriously.

anon48293 3mo ago
I’d argue moderators taking themselves too seriously is precisely reddits problem, but okay.
- AndrewKemendo 3mo ago
  Judge for yourself but I’m extremely proud of our community /r/ultramarathon We have a thriving supportive community that has been a support group for 100 thousand people that run or want to learn to run ultramarathons
- LexiMax 3mo ago
  Good online communities have active and engaged moderation. That said, Reddit moderation seems stuck in a weird limbo where moderators have a lot of power on paper but completely ineffectual tooling to combat organized and systemic abuse. Given those limitations I find it hard to imagine Reddit modding ending up any other way.
  - AndrewKemendo 3mo ago
    Like most things a handful of power tripping moderators ruin the whole reputation. It is what it is. Ultimately if you care about the community you’re supporting and put the effort in, it’s possible to do it. If on the other hand your goal is growth at all costs then most likely it’s going to turn into a cesspool. Notably we turn down almost weekly sponsorship proposals from real brands, like Garmin, because opening that door would ruin the whole thing.