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Saw this on r/place
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I mean, I would be super surprised if they didn’t expect it. They will probably overstep their authority and clean it up and get caught like they did last time and cause yet more strife.
I’m just glad to have left the place when Apollo stopped working.
I’m just glad they’re streaming on YouTube so I can see the shot show without visiting Reddit and pumping their numbers
Reddit absolutely expected it. Wanted it, even. Reddit is going to show prospective investors its usage and engagement statistics for the duration of Place to demonstrate its continuing viability even after the API controversy.
Absolutely. Any publicity is good publicity for them. Stats are used to tell their story to shareholders
It’s not. I read this in any post here and it just doesn’t make any sense.
r/place made the rounds the previous times outside of Reddit. It showed what an engaged community can do, and it was beautiful (especially the first one). This one will only make it clear how much of the active community is against these changes. And it’s making it much more obvious than ever.
Yes people are using the site but Reddit won’t make bank on this. Most of the people protesting are probably using scripts and so on pc, and as such for sure using ad block as well. That’s no revenue for Reddit. Even the official mobile app can’t load it, so people aren’t even using that.
Yes they can boast about having more engagement and activity for a few days but that’s not worth it in this case at all. Reddit shots themselves in (the other foot).
Reddit isn’t looking for immediate ad revenue from Place users. Reddit is looking for the extreme engagement of Place to have great stats to show investors and advertisers.
Only to immediately bomb following, showing that their metrics are extremely unreliable, and their user base volatile.
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