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Reddit abandons user privacy - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by key95@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I left a couple of months ago. Couldn't be happier.

The writing is on the wall. The leader thinks the Genius-with-hair-transplants is a superstar, despite destroying a globally recognised brand. Inspired by this, Spez is trying to get Reddit ready for an IPO. This means, maximise profits by any means.

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[-] totallynotfbi@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

They've been separate for more than a decade now

[-] ryper@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

It's at the bottom of the article:

Advance Publications, which owns Ars Technica parent Condé Nast, is the largest shareholder in Reddit.

[-] Thetimefarm@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

No they got bought back a few years later. They're majority owned by the same parent company as Ars. Tencent also has some pretty big investments in Reddit.

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