In an earnings call, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman mentions the possibility of 'exclusive content or private areas' on the platform, which is looking for more revenue sources after a March IPO.
    • douglasg14b@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      5 months ago

      why is this here

      Because it’s relevant?

      Don’t let a bad thing go to waste, it’s a great opportunity to shore up, improve, and accept migrating users with friendliness and openness.

      A great time to share the ideology behind decentralized social media.

      • Kayn@dormi.zoneEnglish
        11·
        5 months ago

        So every negative news about Twitter, Instagram and literally every non-fedi social media platform is “relevant” too?

        The post itself doesn’t even make an effort to connect this to potential benefits for fedi.

    • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      Also after a week of other posts about this (mostly to other sub’s, but still).

      • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        5 months ago

        Could please share the article from the screenshot? The one where he says he wants to paywall r/asshole design?

        So basically anything goes in terms of content…

        EDIT: The reference to assholedesign is a joke, the first part is legite (that they are generally considering paywalled subs).

    • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      OF content would be a massive money maker. That might be enough to justify the whole project

        • Tangent5280@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          5 months ago

          Not just paywall their porn, also force linking:

          1. Payment method and thus Identity to reddit account

          2. Identity to whatever degenerate shit you like to get off to.

          • foggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            5 months ago

            That’s why I downloaded the top 250 non-text posts from 250 different pornographic subreddit when they announced the API bullshit over a year ago. I got an old man style static spank bank like playboy magazines in the 70s on my home server for safe keeping.

            I should probably scrape the top 250 from this past year from my favorite 20 or so subs manually or find some automated way that still works 🤔

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    5 months ago

    I just feel like The Joker in The Dark Knight reading this. The scene where Batman is driving his motorcycle straight at The Joker, and The Joker isn’t flinching. They’re playing chicken.

    Reading this headline I’m like “do it…do it…c’mon do it, you coward…C’MON!!! DO IT!!!”

    Because I know that if he DOES try that, it’ll be just as big of an exodus as Twitter had when bargin bin Lex Luther bought it.

    Do it. C’mon, do it you coward!!!

  • Angie 🇵🇸🇺🇦@mas.to
    1·
    5 months ago

    @Five

    I went on Reddit for the first time in months yesterday on two different occasions. Both times, Reddit kept throwing server error notices at the top of my screen.

  • wiki_me@lemmy.mlEnglish
    13·
    5 months ago

    I actually think this might be good, imagine communities that will benefit from the involvement of professionals like therapists or nutritionists (like for stopping to smoke or drink alcohol or losing weight). If it has a market a lemmy alternative for that i think is definitely on the table.