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Re:Reddit: Return of the Junk Stock IPO by politelemon on Monday March 11, 2024 @08:48AM (#39667531)
It did work in terms of what the Reddit owners wanted, which was engagement - they did get more people onto their app and using their platform. The owners got just what they wanted.

In return, quality has fallen off a cliff. Moderation on some of the most popular subs is scarce, so all the popular ones have started to coalesce into a 'blob' of sameness. Discussions are poor as well, and misinformation is rife.

For the niche subreddits, often dedicated to one topic, where there isn't a lot of traffic, not that much has changed. There's still a decent amount of engagement. It might be that some quality has fallen off there, but it's the "new normal".

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Re:Reddit: Return of the Junk Stock IPO by TheRealDunkirk on Monday March 11, 2024 @08:59AM (#39667651)
> In return, quality has fallen off a cliff. Moderation on some of the most popular subs is scarce, so all the popular ones have started to coalesce into a 'blob' of sameness. Discussions are poor as well, and misinformation is rife.

All the more poignant in light of the recent announcement that they were going to sell access to their "content" to train someone's AI. Good luck with that.

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