In the last 3 days I’ve been paying attention to r/all, expecting several posts about it and…

Yeah

Wasn’t expecting the website to literally shut down nor to monopolize r/all, because 3rd party users are the minority, but I hoped for more than whatever this was.

At least there’s a silver lining, I discovered new alternatives that have healthier communities

  • Slashzero@hakbox.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    But on the other hand, look at how much the lemmy and kbin user base has grown. The blackouts had a significant impact in increasing lemmy adoption and usage.

    Prior to the announced blackouts, I had no idea Lemmy even existed. Now here I am running my own instance.

    Also, advertisers Reddit sells to have halted their campaigns until “next week.”

    I think while on the surface it might feel underwhelming, it had more impact than you think. And now mods are discussing extending the blackout too.