Reddit was down for over two hours

Re:Reddit was down for over two hours by bredren on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @09:45PM (#21012436)

They created a mobile app and dark patterns that pushed users to use it so they could show ads.

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Re:Reddit was down for over two hours by linza on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:22AM (#21013788)

Yes, oh no. Dark patterns are closer to fraud than to a legitimate business model I'd recommend to my friends and family. Nigerian princes selling you gold is a business model too.

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Re:Reddit was down for over two hours by thatguyagain on Thursday September 19, 2019 @03:28AM (#21014096)

The company you work for, how do they make money? Do they market their products?

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Re:Reddit was down for over two hours by linza on Thursday September 19, 2019 @04:57AM (#21014512)

Yes of course. What's your point? All marketing lies, and there is no spectrum, and therefore no moral ambiguity in doing shady things?

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Re:Reddit was down for over two hours by attqqq on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @11:26PM (#21012996)

There’s always ethical ways to generate money, too. Opt in generosity is proven to be viable.. see: Wikipedia, All of Patreon, Etc

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Re:Reddit was down for over two hours by Gaelan on Thursday September 19, 2019 @01:33AM (#21013562)

Reddit gold was that, for a long time. Presumably, it didn’t work. (Or maybe wasn’t profitable enough?)

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Re:Reddit was down for over two hours by Bombthecat on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:08AM (#21013728)

We are past ethical ways...

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