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1. O. Simard-Casanova in English (osc@econtwitter.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:55:19 UTC O. Simard-Casanova in English

   Several hundred of subreddits now plan to stay private indefinitely, in part after #Reddit’s CEO memo

   That was quick 😅

   https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759674/reddit-mods-blackout-protest-extended-indefinitely

   • O. Simard-Casanova in English (osc@econtwitter.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:55:05 UTC O. Simard-Casanova in English

     in reply to

     In another interview, this time on NBC, #Reddit CEO said he was inspired by… #Musk, and the way he runs #Twitter

     Yeah, you read correctly

     Dude watched the dumpster fire Twitter has become, and legitimately thought it was a good idea to make the exact same thing

     The absolute mediocrity of these CEO men is beyond hilarious

     https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1669800835843235845

   • O. Simard-Casanova in English (osc@econtwitter.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:55:09 UTC O. Simard-Casanova in English

     in reply to

     The CEO of #Reddit gave an interview to The Verge, and it’s once again a PR disaster

     Reddit was adamant to say that the new API pricing wasn’t designed to kill third party apps. And now, the CEO is basically saying "yeah, we’re killing third party apps".

     It’s a blatant admission that Reddit lied to, and gaslit its community for weeks, if not months by pretending it wasn’t the goal of the pricing change

     https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23762501/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-interview-protests-blackout

     soloojos (Mastodon Uruguay) repeated this.
   • O. Simard-Casanova in English (osc@econtwitter.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:55:12 UTC O. Simard-Casanova in English

     in reply to

     As expected, the protest hasn’t stopped on #Reddit

     Even worse, Reddit has shown no willingness to engage - except with the usual "we’re reaching out to clear out some confusion" corporate bullshit

     The CEO was right that the protest will pass. But at what cost for Reddit?

     Silver lining is that the more mistakes Reddit make, the more Reddit users will come to the Fediverse

     https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23762103/reddit-protest-api-changes-indefinite

   • O. Simard-Casanova in English (osc@econtwitter.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:55:15 UTC O. Simard-Casanova in English

     in reply to

     By putting gasoline on fire during the first day of the #Reddit blackout, the CEO of Reddit shot himself in the foot

     It's not a surprise that what was supposed to be a two days blackout is now becoming a three days blackout

     More than 6000 subreddits are still dark, with no indication they will reopen soon

     There is something truly stunning to watch incompetent CEOs destroying the foundations on top of which their companies are built

     https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/14/tech/reddit-blackout/index.html

   • O. Simard-Casanova in English (osc@econtwitter.net)'s status on Friday, 16-Jun-2023 21:55:17 UTC O. Simard-Casanova in English

     in reply to

     The post where mods are coordinating their indefinite blackout: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite_blackout_next_steps_polling_your/