Reddit to add paywalled content (arstechnica.com)

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Of course. 💩

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Buh-bye, Reddit!

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Spez can choke on a fat syphilitic dick.

[-] Pondis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That article is the reason I deleted my Reddit account and came to Lemmy

[-] NastyNative@mander.xyz -1 points 2 weeks ago

this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2025

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