TL;DR - ELI5 why current reddit is bad, assuming I have no bias. Because I don’t, other than like minded community opinion telling me it’s bad now. I’d like to be able to express to others why, should the opportunity present itself.
blocked off API access (last I checked you could get around this by paying an exorbitant fee 🙄) meaning 3rd party apps don’t work and you absolutely must use the official app which is garbage and collects all kinds of data from what I’ve heard (never used it) as well as disabling services that do stuff with reddit data from the API such as mass delete scripts users would use to get their content off reddit
fertile ground for bots and bad actors to manipulate, misinform and recruit users into alt-right and other spaces that perpetuate harm
moderation policies and practices that allow and in some cases encourage Nazi shit while blocking or restricting harm reduction, LGBTQIA+, anti-fascist, etc topics
massive astroturfing and dis/misinfo campaigns
flagging the word “Luigi” for violent content with automod and giving people warnings for upvoting content that goes against preferred narratives
TL;DR - ELI5 why current reddit is bad, assuming I have no bias. Because I don’t, other than like minded community opinion telling me it’s bad now. I’d like to be able to express to others why, should the opportunity present itself.
Some quick points:
blocked off API access (last I checked you could get around this by paying an exorbitant fee 🙄) meaning 3rd party apps don’t work and you absolutely must use the official app which is garbage and collects all kinds of data from what I’ve heard (never used it) as well as disabling services that do stuff with reddit data from the API such as mass delete scripts users would use to get their content off reddit
fertile ground for bots and bad actors to manipulate, misinform and recruit users into alt-right and other spaces that perpetuate harm
moderation policies and practices that allow and in some cases encourage Nazi shit while blocking or restricting harm reduction, LGBTQIA+, anti-fascist, etc topics
massive astroturfing and dis/misinfo campaigns
flagging the word “Luigi” for violent content with automod and giving people warnings for upvoting content that goes against preferred narratives
And certainly more that I’m forgetting