Spez, and Reddit as a whole is basically counting on most subreddits opening back up tomorrow after the 48-hour period.

Really hope that mods can hold out for longer, make them really panic.

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    I am at the point where I think, Reddit may well bounce back in general, for there are lots of people whose only experience of the web is using huge corpo-sites, but I still won’t be there except for the cases where I have to use it for some crazy reason. The Fediverse feels a lot more hopeful and open, like the web was in the early days, and I much prefer that to the monolithic corporate site system. So wherever possible, I will pass on that.

    The Fediverse is far from flawless, but maybe it’ll fix its issues over time. Let’s find out.

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    This just in from forbes.com:

    “Investors are fed up. Fidelity, which led Reddit’s $700 million funding round in 2021 with a $10 billion valuation, has cut its Reddit company valuation by 41% since it invested. This could scupper Reddit’s plans to eventually go public with a reported valuation of $15 billion.”

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2023/06/13/redditors-go-to-war-with-the-company-as-it-enforces-eye-watering-prices-for-reddit-api/

    Who actually loses a game of chicken of this magnitude?!? u/spez, you listening?!?

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      I’m not surprised that Fidelity is losing faith in Reddit. The way Steve completely alienated the whole community, well he’s basically shooting himself in the foot.

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        Also he admitted they don’t make money and said they need to be profit driven til they do.

        To me that says he’s not sure this will actually make Reddit profitable; so looking at it from a detached, “I just care about the money” perspective I’d be really nervous about investing in Reddit. Feels like Spez would just light it all on fire.

        They really need someone competent at the helm.

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            Wait until he starts retroactively editing posts and/or deleting and shadowbanning against mutinous mods. I really hope the blackout keeps rolling a week or two and they see their ad rev and user impressions tank.

            Spez already said they aren’t changing their minds. And by the time the realize they might want to, it’s going to be too late.

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              I posted about kbin.social in a comment thread from RIF and saw my comment posted, but when I checked under my profile the next day, the comment was gone. Not deleted by mods or reddit…just gone, like it never existed.

              This was shortly after reddit banned the kbin subreddit for “spamming”.

              First time something like that has ever happened in the 10+ years I’ve been on there. Pretty much cemented my decision to stay away unless major changes happen.

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    I guess this is the new Reddit! Time to kick our feet up.

    I expected as much. 2 days is a pitiful protest length. I will not be using Reddit any longer whilst keeping an eye on updates from here and other news sites. I’m hoping this memo encourages all subreddits to protest idnefinitely until this assclown of a CEO is willing to negotiate lower API prices. And if he’s not, onto greener pastures. And watching /r/wallstreetbets figure out a way to destroy their IPO when it eventually launches.

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      I agree i’m in no hurry to use Reddit. I’ll be satisfied if enough people stick around and keep the place interesting. In fact i would say sticking around the fediverse is the only answer to dystopic corporate domination. Those who return, enjoy your exploitation, lol.

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    My two subs are both pretty small, but they’re staying gone until/unless the API changes get reverted.