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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit (www.theguardian.com)

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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit::A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

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[-] foofiepie@lemmy.world 273 points 8 months ago

Despite these concessions, dozens of Redditors promised to stop using the site altogether without access to their favorite browsing apps. But according to data from the website analytics firm SimilarWeb, traffic has largely remained consistent to the platform, aside from a pronounced dip during the blackout

Dozens of us!

[-] tamiya_tt02@lemmy.world 67 points 8 months ago

I only go back to Resdit when my Google search doesn't take me where I need to go.

[-] krotti@sh.itjust.works 15 points 8 months ago

I've often found removed responses, which is a good thing, just makes my quest to find an answer harder.

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