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The end of Reddit? Why the blackout is still going – and what happens next (www.techradar.com)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It may not “end” Reddit but I do think this will end Reddit as we know it. It will just be a shell of itself just like Facebook is no longer a place for college friends to connect and share photos.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's ironic how I heard from a Facebook employee that the staff members of Facebook have their own internal Facebook network, and it functions a lot more closely like how Facebook was originally supposed to be designed—versus the public model's cesspool of marketing, ads, privacy violations, and manipulation that is the only one we now all know.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Wow that’s really interesting but not surprising.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

This is what I'm expecting. A year from now someone will mention "reddit" to me and I'll be like "that's still around?" and I'll check it out and it's just turned into TikTok challenges.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This I can believe. The only reason I still have facebook is for the precious few friends whom I use messenger with, as well as the group that the rescue I adopted my dog from uses. Every time I scroll through my timeline it's 90% random garbage, advertisements, and "suggested" bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can actually use messenger without a Facebook account which is what I do for the rare occasions I need that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That brought back memories of AOL Instant Messenger for me :)