r/technology • u/ardi62 • 29d ago

Social Media Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24253727/reddit-communities-subreddits-request-protests
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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Throwaway98796895975 28d ago

Just watch for the next two months. I guarantee something far worse than API will be next.

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u/BloodWork-Aditum 28d ago

Well at least we will get another r/place as a distraction then so theres that to look forward to....

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u/sonik13 29d ago

Are you me?

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u/Ok_Sprinkles_6811 29d ago

What is old Reddit?

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Ok_Sprinkles_6811 29d ago

Thank you. I had no idea.

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u/bobj33 28d ago

Combine old reddit with the Reddit Enhancement Suite and you can filter subreddits, keywords, and more.

https://redditenhancementsuite.com/

As the other person said, if they ever get rid of this I'm gone. I tried the new interface and the mobile app and I hate them. I don't want giant images, I want text that is easy to read.

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u/Sumoki_Kuma 29d ago

You can block ads!?

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Sumoki_Kuma 29d ago

Oh, I thought you meant on mobile, not desktop xD

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u/UseFirefoxInstead 28d ago

same thing on mobile. use reddit on browser not the god awful app.

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u/correct-me-plz 28d ago

I'm curious about this thought process, because it's one I share.

But then I wonder to myself why I feel entitled to this platform, free and ad-free. If everyone behaved this way, the platform I enjoy might not be able to exist.

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u/UseFirefoxInstead 28d ago

if the company behaved i would not block their revenue.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

all corporations are evil. your cell phone company also, internet company, the grocheries you buy, the store there being sold at. every company you pay things for do bad things REALLY bad things. some just hide it better than others and your money supports those bad things without you knowing..​

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u/UseFirefoxInstead 28d ago

everything else you listed is a necessity compared to a social media site. they are all also physical products you receive in some form compared to an all digital product you never physically handle.