Comment on Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

• Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I arrived here in June 2023 as part of the interest in alternatives after the API changes were announced. We saw a spike in applications, so I expect that could happen again, though we’re not a major of an instance as we were back then. Lemmy.world will likely take the brunt of the influx, and as we’re not federated with them, the impact should be minimal.

  I’m still on Reddit for niche communities, but I use it very differently from 20 months ago. I’ve grown to enjoy a collective of self-selecting people who want something better than what Reddit offers, which is less and less by the month.

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  • StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    There’s currently an Redexit of Canadians who are looking to get off US-controlled social media.

    Lemmy.ca has had a huge spike in enrolment as it’s the one that was most prominently promoted in r/BuyCanadian. Apparently, it’s had over 9k signups in the past day.

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    • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I don’t think there’s enough understanding domestically about what has happened to our standing globally. We’re not being made great again, we’re being made a toxic brand that others are trying to cut ties with. But hey, tariffs will fix that, right?

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  • P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Defederated from lemmy.world? Why?

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    • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Admins explain it here.

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• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  So did I, haha. This was a “yay new friends”-type comment.

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