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just so this doesn't overwhelm our front page too much, i think now's a good time to start consolidating discussions. existing threads will be kept up, but unless a big update comes let's try to keep what's happening in this thread instead of across 10.

developments to this point:

The Verge is on it as usual, also--here's their latest coverage (h/t @dirtmayor@beehaw.org):

other media coverage:

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[–] x64@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Incredibly sad to see corporate greed takeover. It's only a matter of time until they remove the old interface. I will definitely stop using Reddit altogether on mobile. It'll be quite hard for me to stop using it on desktop, but I might just give it all up on June 30th.

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[–] Humanoid@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm hanging on to my account until June 30th—so I can say a bittersweet goodbye to Reddit is Fun—and then I'm deleting it; Reddit is only going to get worse from here, and I don't want to be around to see it. I'm grateful that this mess has driven so many of us to seek out kinder, more thoughtful communities, and I hope said communities can retain their exceptional cultures as the Reddit exodus continues to escalate.

Here's a link to Cory Doctorow's article on the 'enshittification' of TikTok, which reads as supremely relevant here.

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

This is my take. Reddit has been on a trajectory towards enshittification for a long while. The API thing has created a focal point where a lot of people are passed off at the same time.

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[–] dirtmayor@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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