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Now that the dust has settled, what went wrong with saving 3rd party apps? (i.ibb.co)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A limited blackout did nothing to change Reddit's mind. Periodically asking users if they want to end the Blackout did not help since as dissatisfied users left for Discord or Lemmy, the voters became biased toward ending the Blackout.

In the future, boycotting and demanding that advertisers cancel ad revenue would be far more effective. Lawsuits about Reddit restoring user content involuntarily may still do damage but not quickly enough to help the protest.