Re:Hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after...
by cmdli on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @05:54PM
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In most of the polls that I have seen, people are supporting an indefinite blackout. There is definitely some backlash, but overall it seems like people support the protest.
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Re:Hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after...
by Kiro on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @05:56PM
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Can you link any of those polls? I saw a lot of polls with a vast majority voting for the initial blackout but the tone of the response to this indefinite blackout feels way different.
Re:Hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after...
by cmdli on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @06:06PM
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https://www.reddit.com/r/cremposting/comments/149a7ge/poll_s...
https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/148w58w/vote_s...
https://reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/148suem/rtennis_blackou...
https://reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/148sk76/further_protes...
https://strawpoll.com/polls/e7ZJGVOXBy3 (/r/stardewvalley)
A decent number of them show that people support an indefinite blackout, though there are some exceptions (like /r/tennis), where there is more support for opening back up. It's not universal, but generally people seem to be in favor of keeping the pressure on Reddit this way.
Re:Hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after...
by Izkata on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @06:13PM
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Only today did I spot any poll in the ones I visit regularly, and they voted to stay open for even the initial blackout. Seems like it was mostly mod decisions in the first place.
Re:Hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after...
by heyheyhey on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @07:22PM
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> I saw a lot of polls with a vast majority voting for the initial blackout but the tone of the response to this indefinite blackout feels way different.
It's selection bias. The average user didn't care or know about the initial blackout. Now that they're affected, they're more likely to vote in these polls.
Re:Hundreds of subreddits plan to go dark indefinitely after...
by vladsiv on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @05:59PM
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As they should. As far as I can see, the second they ban the third party services, they will start pushing ads, hard. You'll be stuck with their official app and their website will use anti ad-blocking tech like YT is testing right now. So at the end, it's all about getting more money on the back of the community.