Here's how we got to a Reddit blackout -happening right now

[iMore.com]

In an attempt to change Reddit's API pricing, over 3000 subreddits have gone silent for 48 hours in protest.

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[phlamethrowre]

Reddit is a dumpster fire anyway.

 

[EdwinG]

My favourite part of the article is this:

Reddit responded to that post by claiming falsities in Selig's rhetoric, and Hoffman accused Selig of an attempt at blackmail. But, it turned out Selig had been recording every conversation, as it's legal to do so where he lives in Canada.

This is true. And it makes me want to eat some popcorn while this entire situation plays out.

He is indeed allowed to record the call, as an active participant to the call.

Canadian businesses are expected, under privacy regulations, state the purpose of the recording, obtain consent and use the recording solely for that purpose.

I never had a Reddit account, nor do I use it regularly.

 

[Annie_M]

I periodically go onto Reddit for information of one sort or another. For example, my CPAP machine wasn't uploading data onto the App. This has been going on for several days. On a whim, I went onto Reddit this morning and searched for the name of my machine's manufacturer. And BAM! There were dozens and dozens of posts from people who were experiencing the same outage. It made me feel better that it just wasn't me. After determining this, I surfed around Reddit for a while, and I agree with phlamethrowre that Reddit can be a dumpster fire at times!

 

[Ledsteplin]

I see a lot of quotes from Reddit while searching online, but never visit or use the site. When I first checked it out, I found it difficult to navigate. Never went back.