Why isn't this website more popular? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Lorfan@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

89 comments fedilink hide all child comments

It's almost exactly a copy of reddit issues but most people that use reddit haven't heard about it.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] tyler@programming.dev 64 points 4 months ago

Reddit removes (or at least did at one point) any lemmy links or posts trying to get people to switch to Lemmy.

[-] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago

Not yet during the api blackout thing. I saw Lemmy posted everywhere. I kind of thought a lot more people would move over.

[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

It was during the api blackout. I was a mod and I was literally seeing posts being removed by Reddit on my own sub.

[-] mesamunefire@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago

I wonder if other platforms do the same.

[-] Salvo@aussie.zone 16 points 4 months ago

Not the only case of this happening; Corporate Social Media providers do not want the Fediverse to succeed at all.

Instagram (and Fascbook, and WhatsApp, and Threads) all censor references to PixelFed.

If you cross post, it is best to watermark your photos with your PixelFed address.

[-] comfy@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Watermarking is great when there is a strong enough community to make original content. I'm sure there are communities like that, but I'm not in many of the hobby communities here.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

My posts and comments linking to Lemmy have stayed up, and received comments.

Maybe it's true for some subreddits as a mod choice, but it isn't true for all subreddits.

[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

I was head mod on a big sub. Posts were getting removed from my sub by Reddit without my permission. It was Reddit doing it, not mods.

this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2025

71 points (82.6% liked)

Asklemmy

54183 readers

543 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 7 years ago

MODERATORS