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[2015] Was Reddit always about free speech? Yes, and no (www.theverge.com)
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I'm sharing this old article because it's useful to contrast the situation back then (protests against hate speech) and now (protests due to the APIcalypse).

Here are a few highlights:

  • Back then, the admins were already eager to shift their discourse back and forth, depending on the convenience. Reddit was always about free speech, then it never was.
  • Former CEO Yishan Wong's "[shutting down subreddits] won't become a regular occurrence"
  • If you try to follow the link sourcing the quote above, you'll notice that most Reddit blog official communications towards users are gone. Instead you'll find a blog clearly geared towards investors, vulture capital, and corporate.

Any other old piece of news that you guys feel like sharing, that can be contextualised to show Reddit going downhill?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Leech capital" sounds good. They'd gladly suck the blood out of society for their own profit.

I usually call them "vulture capital" for the wordplay (vulture vs. venture). And because they're a lot like vultures: they fly on circles around anything moribund, in groups, almost as if asking each other "is it dead yet? can we rip off its flesh?"

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I like vultures so I don't like the association with one of my favorite animals. Leeches are 100% known for being parasites though.