I think it’s different than you describe since they own the publisher(s) and the distribution as well. This is no different than some famous examples like movie studios buying theaters and only showing their movies or Microsoft forcing people to use Internet Explorer. The quality of journalism should be irrelevant since the law is supposed to apply equally. Your example of Twitter killing journalism is different since they have no association with those other companies.
I agree the industry is eroding but I think that has more to do with the internet as a whole and people not wanting to pay and less to do with regulations. This situation can’t help the industry if it’s killing off a bunch of companies since they can’t get fair representation on a major platform like reddit. That just leads to further consolidation and more of what we’re currently dealing with.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 week ago
While I largely agree with graf 2, graf 1 does a fair amount of question-begging.
Not to beat a dead horse, but for those using Reddit for news, it’s undeniable that media literacy has not been imparted. The theatre and IE comparisons fall flat because you can always just go to the website. Reddit has no monopoly here.
If one uses Reddit as though it’s an RSS feed, well, that’s not an Advance problem. Not trying to victim-blame here, but come on. It’s not a site for serious news. I’ve not been subscribed to any of the news subs in years because it’s people sharing shoddily written stories and then having useless debates that ignore the central thesis.
It’s fine for entertainment, but entertainment is not news. “Look at, that cute cat” is the target demo, not, say “I’d like to know about the latest developments in the Ukraine war.” It’s akin to going to Harbor Freight for ice cream. You can’t blame the tool store for not selling food.