AlpBerNilhow many people came to this platform due to leaving / being banned from Reddit?
toofpicI left reddit because fuck them
I still read through reddit pages if they come up in search - there’s just too much useful info to ignore it. But I’m not going there directly
I still read through reddit pages if they come up in search - there’s just too much useful info to ignore it. But I’m not going there directly
nymnympseudonymDitto. Use libreddit instances to read, but I do not feed the beast
Is it just me, or does r/all seem like it’s getting more conservative?
chosensilenceimo reddit as a whole is conservative. the userbase is center-left at the most visible and i regularly saw progressive opinions discarded or mocked. you’d expect the liberals to defend them at the least but i’d see less of that and they’d get dogpilled too.
MyDarkestTimeline01I’m center-right and I was witch hunted off of reddit. I’m sure the fact that I approved of Luigi didn’t help.
oh they hate when you say that there lmao
TBF, I am critical of Luigi and find myself having to tread on thin ice with my opinons
What got me upset with reddit is how sensitive its algorithm is falsely flagging stuff inciting violence. And then you appeal and nothing happens. I even got banned once for saying the Second Ammendment applies to the left too. It’s like you are in a bad relationship, walking on eggshels.
A lot of it is literal chat bots and not even real people
How long do you think it’ll be before it’s a network of AI echo chambers in which the majority of interactions are with bots?
One of the main reasons I left Reddit was because I suspect we’re very close to that exact scenario. I can’t prove it, but many interactions just seem suspicious.
It looks like most of their non-investor revenue comes from ads and data mining. I assume buyers only want human human views and data. With that in mind, what do you feel like is going on over there, and what will it lead to? Can they get users to pay enough to make an AI fantasy land? Will they defraud advertisers and data miners wi AI astroturf? It’s such a weird frontier. I wonder what fresh new horrors will emerge from the dystopia.
I think it’s a cat and mouse game, where they don’t approve or want them there but nothing they can really do.
There is c/[email protected], but im not sure that counts
What’s the issue with just using an adblocker? You cost them money to serve your queries but don’t make them any money provided you just browse and do not comment/post/vote
TabbsTheBat (they/them)Im mainly here cause I find the idea of the fediverse an intriguing concept to be honest :3
… and how many, like myself, were permabanned with no warnings by overzealous lemmy.ml mods?
(For posts that no, were not racist or -phobic )
Left Reddit, won’t ever go back. Lemmy still needs more traction, but at least it is not as toxic and influenced by corporate greed.
Not as toxic and influenced by corporate greed so far. Let it get big enough and it’ll come
This is true but there are at least tools to fight that here. Even extreme options like defederation.
Moved from reddit because reddit is now infested with old twitter people who are just so annoying. Also I like the idea of a non centralized social media.
henfredemarsI got banned I guess for using a VPN? I honestly have no idea why. At that point, I decided I just don’t want invest in that platform anymore.
red.devel
Schwim DandyThere are dozen of us! Dozen!
I’ll be honest I came to the platform before the whole API-pocolypse because Reddit was down for about half a day, and I was getting tired of Reddit’s BS. But ultimately the API-pocolypse made me swear never to post to Reddit again and cut it cold turkey, more or less.
zonnewinI was taking part in the blackout, but obviously Reddit the company did not listen, so I left. And here I am.
I also came here shortly before the full API bullshit. They announced it (months?) before, or there were at least hints from app developers about what was going to happen.
By that point i already had a laundry list of other shit i was pissed off about at that site. So i knew that was finally time to leave and find somewhere else.
RebornInLemmyGot tired of all the doom posting in reddit. Not saying Lemmy is any different, but it’s less prevalent at least.
KazuyaDarklightLeft reddit during the api/apps fiasco.
Me too
There are DOZENS of us!
Same. Reddit without Relay isn’t worth it
JohnnyCanuckRiF here, but agreed. (Now Voyager)
…No? I’m pretty sure that was the first massive wave of relatively diverse active users. Lemmy was pretty fringe before that happened. I think there are tens of thousands of us.
That’s a LOT of dozens!
Me too, although I also switched instances from lemm.ee to lemmy.ca when they shut down
Same here! My app stopped working (rip rif… You will be missed…!), I thought I give the official reddit app a try, it wouldn’t let me log in no matter what I tried and then I heard of lemmy via feddit. Only went back once to delete all my data and to close my account.
Saaame.
I used the reddit app many many moons ago, but then discovered Boost. Once it quit working flawlessly, Lemmy became home. And Boost for Lemmy is wonderful :)
In hindsight, I’m really glad reddit did this. They single handedly gave their competitor (Lemmy) critical mass to be a true alternative. Without enough users, it’s just not the same.
Same. I still miss bacon reader.
Yep. Also left digg during their ad push fiasco to go to reddit.
This is/was the way. I mean, not that people are not welcome here now but still supporting reddit that long is like supporting Elon after he went mad or Trump after the first time around…
I will never forget RIF and all the joy it brought me.
This. Fuck reddit
Same. Used rif.
i was banned from reddit but had been wanting to leave for quite some time at that point, so it was a welcomed change. that’s when i learned more about decentralized social networks and stuff… glad to be here. i wouldn’t go back to reddit even if i was allowed to.
PunkieThis platform became “mature” with less downtime around the Reddit API disaster, and I wanted to support it. I still use Reddit, but I go here first.
TrackinDaKrakenI’m most interested in the smaller subs on Reddit, like ArchViz, Blender, some others, and regional sites–state and city level. Lemmy just doesn’t have much activity on such comms, so I’m still on Reddit for that. I split my time about 60/40.
@Abraxas Never banned. Started exploring alternatives during API changes. Staying on federated because it makes more sense.
Everyone understand how ridiculous it would if you could only email people on same email service, but for some reason we accepted that limitation as normal for social posts for many years.
I expect everybody came here from Reddit.
mintiefreshCame over to the 'threadiverse' after the whole API fiasco. It's been generally great. I do wish there were more users/content over here. But I think that will come with time.
RegnaHad several accounts, some thrived as mods and active participants, some as mere commenters and some as mere readers. Otoh, I am still on Slashdot, Digg and other internet slush, was really sad to see bash.org go with my fun fun comments.
The internet will last. How we use it (with active, anonymous or sake accounts) continues to change.
got banned for supporting Luigi. albeit a bit vocally.
Got a permanent ban, seemingly for using the word ‘defenestrate’ jokingly.
BeBopALouieSaw the direction Reddit was going in. Decided to join Lemmy to see what was going on. 2 months later I was axed from Reddit. Now here, I live.
donOh, at least two, I’d guess.
That’d be me.