Reddit is making a major change to how users access the platform - Dexerto
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Reddit is preparing to make a major change to how people access the platform, with plans to move toward a primarily logged-in experience.
  • Furbag@pawb.socialEnglish
    92·
    7 days ago

    I guess I kind of understand why companies want you to be logged in to engage with their platform, as the user metrics are the main selling point to advertisers, but man do I really fucking hate it when a platform forces me to log in by preventing me from using their website. So much so, that I haven’t made an account on Instagram or X or Facebook or whatever dumb social media platform specifically because I can’t browse without signing up. Well, that, and also the greed, the lack of privacy, the tacit endorsement of fascism, et. cetera.

    No, I don’t want to make an account.

    No, I don’t want to download your app.

    No, I don’t want to turn on notifications.

    Gah, fuck off with all this horseshit. The internet used to be fun. Now everything is a chore and nobody does anything unless they feel like they can make a profit off of it.

  • abc@suppo.fiEnglish
    841·
    7 days ago

    I remain utterly discombobulated that 90% of redditors haven’t already migrated here. What exactly are they waiting for? Lemmy clearly is more than good enough already.

  • Chick0nPlayz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    6 days ago

    It’s quite a shame that the vast majority would rather stay on a platform that hates its users than come here, but I guess that’s how humanity works

  • sicktriple@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    35·
    7 days ago

    it might as well have been already, if you use a VPN you’re surely accustomed to the Fedora Teletubby

    It’s a shame because it’s genuinely a useful repository of information. I wish infinite humiliation and discomfort upon Reddit’s leadership.

  • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.todayEnglish
    20·
    6 days ago

    “We’re making the change because it’s better for user experience, better for our ads business, is more in line with safety regulations, and more protective of Reddit data,” he explained.

    According to Huffman, Reddit has grown to the point where personalization is increasingly necessary to help users find relevant communities and discussions.

    In short- we can’t datamine you if you’re not logged in, we can’t build a behavioral profile on people without accounts, we lick the boots of governments that’ll demand ID checks age verification, and it makes it harder for AI bots to scrape the site without paying us. Really there’s no downside to anyone at all, it’s a win-win. Oh it’s bad for users and bad for the Internet? Is that important? Those groups don’t pay us, right?

  • NorthernCanuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    6 days ago

    Nearly 20 years on Reddit. I survived the Digg Wars, API/RiF fiasco, and the infiltration of bots.

    But I am so done with the anti-user direction Reddit has gone. So here I am.