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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Reddit is worse than Facebook, it includes even keylogger through trackers from TowerData. Vade retro.

Your posts and ID in Reddit are known by Google, Facebook, M$ and half a dozen more companies.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Aaron Schwartz is spinning in his grave.

[–] a_Ha@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

"Reddit" (utility) "files" (needs) "to go public" (money)
... Many English sentences seems absurd to me on the first read.

[–] hun7r@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think i'll still use teddit or something to read that shithole.

[–] loki@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

same for me. but it's getting more likely they will shut the api down for profit

[–] hun7r@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

as long as there are ways to get RSS feeds, i can keep reading that site :P

[–] eXS@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] powerbling@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

What does this imply?

[–] string2022bean@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] dogmuffins@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not really. Every generation needs to die off to make room for the next to flourish. I feel like reddit has been stumbling along as an undead monolith for long enough. At this point it's not doing much other than preventing the fediverse from building a stronger network effect.

[–] starfish@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Indeed, let's get into a higher gear.

[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Kinda surprised they're going public with all the toxic subs they still run. So many subs named "master race" etc. Investors will have questions.

[–] dogmuffins@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

I disagree. This issue applies to advertisers, who don't want their brand shown along side questionable content, but investors don't care. Investors only care about profitability and growth potential.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

All shareholders care about is that Reddit is a popular site where they can mine user activity data.

[–] iagev@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

All of those are jokes of some kind, I think? Like PCMasterrace.

[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's what I'm trying to say. All of that has to be 'explained' to shareholders.

[–] xenith@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Meanwhile actual hate subs will go unnoticed while reddit shuts down pcmasterrace to get a higher IPO