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I have just realised that alien.top seems to be mirroring reddit accounts, posts and comments, without labelling them as such. What is the point of this one way mirroring? As soon as users realise, they are going to just leave. There is no point having a discussion with a bot that cannot respond.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

User agreements aren't really enforceable, and in this case, there would be a LOT of pressure on the side of fighting for the right to use public comments externally.

Because if reddit got their way, then that means publications can no longer cite Twitter comments. And if publications can't rob Twitter comment, then they fucking die.

No, I don't agree with the bot mirrors either. In fact, me and some friends found a 4chan mirror last month that was plastered with ads and replaced all instances of anon or a board name with some other words. The concept just feels scummy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

User agreements aren’t really enforceable

[citation needed]

if reddit got their way, then that means publications can no longer cite Twitter comments.

Why would publications no longer be able to execute their right of fair use?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

On the other hand, mirrors allow for users who wish to not or are blocked from engaging with reddit directly to still access it.