Considering that r/Blind is apparently having issues getting Reddit to listen to them when it comes to accessible tools, I’m not sure I believe Reddit on this.
If they come, it’s only because they we bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.
After the shut down of 3rd party apps, the latest update to the official app broke accessibility for mod tools, so /r/blind mods now say it’s impossible for blind moderators to moderate their own sub.
If they come, it’s only because they weee bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.
I do most of my moderation on mobile and in new reddit you can’t access the sidebar in the mobile view they give. I have to use old reddit therefore. The sidebar has the mod tools linked to it as well as rules and a bucnh of other useful things… that are all not visible in mobile. Their UI standards are very low.
Considering that r/Blind is apparently having issues getting Reddit to listen to them when it comes to accessible tools, I’m not sure I believe Reddit on this.
One of the worst side effects of the protest is that it has changed the whole conversation into a “Reddit versus mods” thing
This wasn’t just about moderation tools, and it’s shitty how so many headlines have claimed it is by framing it as a mod protest.
What about us regular users? We who supported the protests because we like the 3rd party apps and didn’t want to lose them. Why is that not reason enough? Why does this have to be about accessibility or moderation tools?
Why do mods get concessions but not the users? How about us that don’t want to use your trash official app, huh? Where are your vapid promises to us?
For me it was also about the principle. Sure Reddit can make monkey and be a healthy business. But don’t pretend people are leeching of your data, because all the content is created by the users, not Reddit, even the mods are volunteers.
I really hate the attitude where they expect free stuff but don’t want to give anything back.
Exactly! There is absolutely nothing wrong for both third-party developers using Reddit and Reddit itself to be profitable. However, Reddit’s leadership has decided this absolutely cannot fly.
There’s general broad agreement that if Reddit wants to charge for API access, that’s fine, but the prices and timelines are absolutely not practical for any third-party developer. All existing third-party applications today get by because of an exemption (signed under NDA). The fact that Narwhal’s developer has not divulged the specifics of the agreement and has generally pussy-footed around it when asked speaks volumes about Reddit’s “transparency”.
There were so many ways to monetize this out of the users directly instead of going after third-party developers; instead Reddit decided that the third-party developers were a direct enemy and competitor, rather than a value-added component of their platform. It’s absolutely stupid.
As someone who modded, it’s because we did immense amounts of volunteer labor for them that they couldn’t function without. We had to be appeased because we were able to organize and shut everything down. But also I didn’t leave because of mod issues. I left because as a user apollo was so much better than the official app that I wouldn’t settle for it
Proof is in the pudding. There’s a reason we’re talking about this here instead of on Reddit.
The mods are getting concessions (if they get anything–it’s yet to be seen whether anything actually comes of any new promises) because the Reddit admins realize that they need the free labor. They don’t need users, because they believe–rightly or wrongly–that nobody else can get enough market share fast enough to actually matter. People will give up on projects like Lemmy and begrudgingly eat whatever ad-friendly shit Huffman feeds them. The users are the product Reddit has to sell to its advertises, and they think they can always make more of those. Mods, on the other hand–those are part of the infrastructure, and they don’t make money. They cost money. So Reddit really, really wants those mods to stay/come back and keep working for imaginary internet clout (and the occasional corporate bribe), and they’ll pitch whatever lies they can think of to make that happen.
Mods are unpaid “workers” that make it possible for Reddit to be appealing to advertisers and be potentially viable to go public. Framing the story around them gives outsiders a reason to think that admins are doing something that will make their unpaid jobs harder (which is true) and gives them someone to feel bad for.
Otherwise the story is a bunch of non-paying users of Reddit are upset that a company wants to regain control over the ad revenue 3rd party app creators take instead, either through ads on their own platforms or premium memberships. Which I do think there is more nuance because Reddit is only as powerful as their user base so maybe they deserve some concessions, but the average news reader who isn’t on Reddit won’t understand that.
Just to clarify, I’m annoyed as well and not saying we shouldn’t take our contributors and lurkers elsewhere. I moved over to Lemmy as a RIF user and refuse to use the app. Just giving the likely answer to the question!
If they come, it’s only because they weee bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.
If they come, it’s only because they we bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.
If they come, it’s only because they weee bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.
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Why should anyone trust Reddit anymore?
Considering that r/Blind is apparently having issues getting Reddit to listen to them when it comes to accessible tools, I’m not sure I believe Reddit on this.
don’t fuckin believe them. They’re trying to stave off users leaving
If they come, it’s only because they we bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.
After the shut down of 3rd party apps, the latest update to the official app broke accessibility for mod tools, so /r/blind mods now say it’s impossible for blind moderators to moderate their own sub.
If they come, it’s only because they weee bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.
They’ve been saying they were going to add/fix things for the last 6 years while actively ignoring mods lmao, I doubt they’re gonna change that.
I do most of my moderation on mobile and in new reddit you can’t access the sidebar in the mobile view they give. I have to use old reddit therefore. The sidebar has the mod tools linked to it as well as rules and a bucnh of other useful things… that are all not visible in mobile. Their UI standards are very low.
But also they had ample time to fix these things before killing 3rd party apps. It’s easy to say “we’ll do it later”
Reddit has been making promises and punting the action down the line for years.
So much of their work is half baked and incomplete, or just not fully featured, and usually only sufficient to be a minimally viable product
Anyone who sincerely trusts Reddit in this way is just asking for trouble.
Considering that r/Blind is apparently having issues getting Reddit to listen to them when it comes to accessible tools, I’m not sure I believe Reddit on this.
People still use reddit?
Reddit? Never even heard of it
One of the worst side effects of the protest is that it has changed the whole conversation into a “Reddit versus mods” thing
This wasn’t just about moderation tools, and it’s shitty how so many headlines have claimed it is by framing it as a mod protest.
What about us regular users? We who supported the protests because we like the 3rd party apps and didn’t want to lose them. Why is that not reason enough? Why does this have to be about accessibility or moderation tools?
Why do mods get concessions but not the users? How about us that don’t want to use your trash official app, huh? Where are your vapid promises to us?
For me it was also about the principle. Sure Reddit can make monkey and be a healthy business. But don’t pretend people are leeching of your data, because all the content is created by the users, not Reddit, even the mods are volunteers.
I really hate the attitude where they expect free stuff but don’t want to give anything back.
Exactly! There is absolutely nothing wrong for both third-party developers using Reddit and Reddit itself to be profitable. However, Reddit’s leadership has decided this absolutely cannot fly.
There’s general broad agreement that if Reddit wants to charge for API access, that’s fine, but the prices and timelines are absolutely not practical for any third-party developer. All existing third-party applications today get by because of an exemption (signed under NDA). The fact that Narwhal’s developer has not divulged the specifics of the agreement and has generally pussy-footed around it when asked speaks volumes about Reddit’s “transparency”.
There were so many ways to monetize this out of the users directly instead of going after third-party developers; instead Reddit decided that the third-party developers were a direct enemy and competitor, rather than a value-added component of their platform. It’s absolutely stupid.
As someone who modded, it’s because we did immense amounts of volunteer labor for them that they couldn’t function without. We had to be appeased because we were able to organize and shut everything down. But also I didn’t leave because of mod issues. I left because as a user apollo was so much better than the official app that I wouldn’t settle for it
Proof is in the pudding. There’s a reason we’re talking about this here instead of on Reddit.
The mods are getting concessions (if they get anything–it’s yet to be seen whether anything actually comes of any new promises) because the Reddit admins realize that they need the free labor. They don’t need users, because they believe–rightly or wrongly–that nobody else can get enough market share fast enough to actually matter. People will give up on projects like Lemmy and begrudgingly eat whatever ad-friendly shit Huffman feeds them. The users are the product Reddit has to sell to its advertises, and they think they can always make more of those. Mods, on the other hand–those are part of the infrastructure, and they don’t make money. They cost money. So Reddit really, really wants those mods to stay/come back and keep working for imaginary internet clout (and the occasional corporate bribe), and they’ll pitch whatever lies they can think of to make that happen.
Can’t wait to see Reddit Corporate deciding whether or not a particular post is really gonewildgrannies material!
Mods are unpaid “workers” that make it possible for Reddit to be appealing to advertisers and be potentially viable to go public. Framing the story around them gives outsiders a reason to think that admins are doing something that will make their unpaid jobs harder (which is true) and gives them someone to feel bad for.
Otherwise the story is a bunch of non-paying users of Reddit are upset that a company wants to regain control over the ad revenue 3rd party app creators take instead, either through ads on their own platforms or premium memberships. Which I do think there is more nuance because Reddit is only as powerful as their user base so maybe they deserve some concessions, but the average news reader who isn’t on Reddit won’t understand that.
Just to clarify, I’m annoyed as well and not saying we shouldn’t take our contributors and lurkers elsewhere. I moved over to Lemmy as a RIF user and refuse to use the app. Just giving the likely answer to the question!
If they come, it’s only because they weee bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.
If they come, it’s only because they we bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.
I feel like reddit has been saying this for years and yet… they implement useless shit like subreddit chats.
If they come, it’s only because they weee bullied into it and they will be half baked. They had years to add this on their own and they didn’t. So it will be rushed out because of the protest and even with all those thousands of paid devs will still somehow (spez) manage to be inferior to the third party tools they took away.