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The mods at r/popculture pointed it out. And then the screenshot above.
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this post was submitted on 07 Mar 2025
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Legit question -not tryna start shit/trigger intentionally: has this kind of reddit response ever happened before? Ive been on reddit for the past 10+ years, but as a comfy lurker. I remember "internal" reddit issues when the 3rd party thing was a thing.
(Quotes bc, from my POV as a lurker/casual user, the upset regarding reddit nixing 3rd party was too meta for me to really understand beyond "this is bad for reddit users")
I've gained enough info by casual usage-proxy to move over to lemme. But ngl, im not grasping the magnitude of why "reddit is bad now". I dont disagree, but i couldnt explain on my own to an outsider why i agree with that sentiment.
Obviously, censorship is bad mmmkay - I'm not questioning this. I have a gut feeling that making the switch and getting my global info from the fediverse is a good call. I just can't express why, and am requesting assistance from the community's exp in how I can express that. This seems like as good a topic ad any for a platform to discuss the matter.
TL;DR - ELI5 why current reddit is bad, assuming I have no bias. Because I don't, other than like minded community opinion telling me it's bad now. I'd like to be able to express to others why, should the opportunity present itself.
Some quick points:
blocked off API access (last I checked you could get around this by paying an exorbitant fee 🙄) meaning 3rd party apps don't work and you absolutely must use the official app which is garbage and collects all kinds of data from what I've heard (never used it) as well as disabling services that do stuff with reddit data from the API such as mass delete scripts users would use to get their content off reddit
fertile ground for bots and bad actors to manipulate, misinform and recruit users into alt-right and other spaces that perpetuate harm
moderation policies and practices that allow and in some cases encourage Nazi shit while blocking or restricting harm reduction, LGBTQIA+, anti-fascist, etc topics
massive astroturfing and dis/misinfo campaigns
flagging the word "Luigi" for violent content with automod and giving people warnings for upvoting content that goes against preferred narratives
And certainly more that I'm forgetting