snoopaLemmy enjoys growth as developers pivot from Reddit amid API charging controversy
I’d love to see some stats on reddit engagement now. Anecdotally, I logged in just to look at my usual subreddits (the ones that are open) and they seem dead.
The bots won’t stop. And probably have increased. So it’ll be tough to see without slices we’ll never get
ScrubblesAnd they’ll never differentiate them. If their investors know how much of their traffic was just bots they’d divest immediately
DougHollandThat’s the punchline that makes me chuckle when I read how “little impact” the protests and migration have had.
Here’s a little secret: Reddit mods can’t know for sure which accounts are bots. They can suspect, but they’re no easy, reliable proof. Reddit admins, though, know exactly which accounts are bots — they just prefer keeping that info to themselves.
For me, that triggers a great big “Hmmmm”.