The #redditblackout has moved to a new stage... from a two day blackout to indefinitely shutting down... to people moving away entirely.
Yes, r/startrek has lifted off from #reddit and moved to #lemmy -- and with it, a realization that we need an easy way to help people find their new, old communities that have moved from reddit to #lemmy#kbin and whatever else pops up.
I started a quick and dirty list that you can share and contribute to (PRs welcome!).
Como buen troll me encanta ver troleadas épicas. Con el follón que hay en #Reddit hay miles de subs que están en modo privado a oscuras (nadie puede publicar). Los de Reddit les han amenazado: o vuelve a abrirlos o les quitan el permiso de moderador y recuperan una copia de seguridad del contenido. Todos los amenazados han abierto los subs... Pero solo puede escribir el presentador John Oliver. Me parece una genialidad para no incumplir las reglas.
#Twitter se cae a pedazos. #Reddit se está desmoronando. #Facebook se vino abajo hace siglos. #Meta es una basura. #Instagram es una tontería. #Google ya ni siquiera puede buscar lo que quieras.
¿Sabes qué sitio web sigue funcionando milagrosamente?
The CEO of #Reddit just sent a memo saying the blackout "will pass"
I wouldn’t be surprised if as a result of this another catastrophically incompetent PR exercise, many subreddits decide to stay private indefinitely
(As a French, I know that you should NEVER put gasoline on the fire while the demonstration is happening. Doing so is perceived as a provocation, and it escalates everything even further.)
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
My #FollowFriday recommendation goes to the New Communities meta-community at Lemmy World, where you can find pretty much every group that is moving away from #Reddit in almost real time: https://lemmy.world/c/newcommunities
Something that should be apparent from the #TwitterMigration is that the real growth doesn’t start until there’s good native apps from Android and iOS.
Jerboa for Android and mlem for iOS are good starts but they’re both in alpha, and they mainly support #Lemmy.
I’m not aware of a #Kbin mobile app – especially since Kbin is so new.
But I have no doubt someone is building an app, especially since #Reddit is discontinuing free API access for 3rd party developers by the end of the month.
Some of those app developers will probably want to develop for the #Fediverse soon – if they’re not already.
Honestly, despite the ruckus happening at #Twitter#Reddit and other #SocialMedia, 2023 is the happiest I've been online. That's because I discovered the idea of the #IndieWeb and also the #fediverse. I just feel more in control now and less manipulated by algorithms. As a content creator, I feel less helpless & able to reach readers. :)
The ability to control your information flow is priceless!