JessicaJun 14, 2023

The blackout is starting to have a financial impact on Reddit, but we must stay dark!

https://lemmy.world/post/128502

The blackout is starting to have a financial impact on Reddit, but we must stay dark! - Lemmy.world

>If the performance weakness continues for a week or two, the agency would start recommending decreasing spend with Reddit or directing it to other platforms. >After the blackout, we will be closely monitoring user behavior on Reddit and guide clients when we can unpause,” said Freddy Dabaghi, managing director at Stagwell-backed Crispin Porter Bogusky, which has asked clients to stop campaigns, depending on their client goals.

Show threadsquid_mcnastyJun 14, 2023
Honestly, regardless of what happens, I have no plans to go back. Lemmy's been a refreshing breath of fresh air.
Show threadsquid010Jun 14, 2023

Same. It's really struck me both how little I miss it and how much I like the communities here. There's a much friendlier vibe.

And for the most part, aside from the bullshit threads where it's encouraged and expected, the comments are a lot more 'high-effort,' which is nice. That's something that I would expect to tend to naturally go down with the lowest common denominator as user count increases, but we'll see.

Show threadFubarberryJun 14, 2023

Yeah, I think the kind of people to drop reddit over this are going to be more my kind of people, if that makes sense.

Conversation seems deeper, less dominated by repeated jokes.

Show threadtotallynotsocsa
The forum wheel spins what the forum wheel wills.
Jun 14, 2023 at 9:32pmWeb
Show threadddhJun 14, 2023
All praise the hamster
Show threadlouijaJun 14, 2023
Lemmy was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to Reddit-esque forums. But it was a beginning.