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Re:Reddit App – Suspicious high number of recent 5 star, one... by revscat on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:08PM (#36360130)
While this is true, a significant part of Reddit's appeal are the smaller communities, and they are staying closed in droves [1] [2]. There are thousands and thousands of these that are still dark, and have announced no intention of opening back up until their demands are met.

I understand that the big subs are either no longer dark, or can be forced to reopen. But that is significantly more difficult to force upon the smaller, more numerable subs.

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinit...

[2] https://reddark.untone.uk

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Re:Reddit App – Suspicious high number of recent 5 star, one... by Kye on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:32PM (#36360575)
More to the point: it's that long tail of niche communities where people talk about the things that make for good site: searching. In marketing terms, these are extremely qualified leads. Many of them are people looking for reviews for something they're about to buy, or who want to talk about something they bought. It's exactly the kind of impression advertisers want to run an ad on.
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