Sorry, but I’ve just come over from nbacirlejerk and I’ve become convinced this is the stupidest shit in existence lol r/nba closed down during the biggest game of the season so that, like, a handful of developers could sell apps?
If you’re so into reddit that you have to download an app, it’s gulag time.
The apps are either entirely or mostly free. They just allow for things like disability accessibility, a cleaner UI, and the bots moderators use to keep the website functional. Those three things are legitimate demands.
I think the strike is good whether or not it succeeds as long as it makes people hate reddit more, both as a company and as a platform. They’re starting to really mishandle the response right before their IPO launch. We’re seeing a user exodus to better websites and a lot of discontent from those remaining. Whatever becomes of that it’s not good for reddit and risks expanding the strike as other moderators respond to the crackdown.
