reddit got bad because spez (the reddit admin) restricted API access to the platform for third-party apps, such that people would be forced to use the official app or web UI, both of which display advertisement and collect user data (e.g. scroll behavior).

Reddit got bad long before they restricted API access. That's what was the final drop for many people, but it wasn't the beginning at all.

I agree that growing would be a benefit for Lemmy though. While I wouldn't dismiss the dangers of a growing community entirely, we can just defederate from or block problematic parts in theory. So I wouldn't say we're in quite the same danger as centralized platforms.

Even if size does become a problem (SufferringFromSuccess.meme), we can always defederate a smaller Lemmy/Piefed network and call it Fedi Classic.

Years ago Reddit had a sister site called Reddit secret Santa where Redditors could sign up to be matched with other Redditors as an online global secret Santa and you could write down your interests, likes/dislikes, hobbies, fav shows, movies, food etc.

It was pretty neat, I ended up with a lot of foreign nic-nacks and snacks because I would sign up for worldwide all the time

@LeNouvelEssai Le texte alternatif ne doit pas non plus avoir d'information qui n'est pas dans l'image.

Aussi évite les capitales là où c'est pas nécessaire (par exemple pour donner l'impression de crier), tant dans le corps du message que dans les textes alternatifs, ils peuvent être lus comme des acronymes par les lecteurs d'écran, donc épelés lettre par lettre, ce qui est juste horrible pour les personnes dont c'est la seule interface.

Enshittification started as soon as owners of popular sites realized they can’t keep everything free for long, they felt it was time to make money. And begin getting rid of content deemed hostile to advertisers and corporate sponsors.

BONG, BONG, BONG, BONG, BONG, BONG, BONG, BONG, BONG, BONG, BONG

For those who missed it, don’t they generally have a second chance exchange a bit later in the year?

bleh

@f4grx @janamarie @gsuberland @jaseg
It seems to have opened up on CrowdSupply for USD 389… wow. 🙄
Yeah, naaaaaaaah. I'm going to look at the Glasgow Interface Explorer revD that @whitequark and @cmb are cooking up.

The Company That Published Fake Journalists in Sports Illustrated is Collapsing Dramatically After Massive AI Rebrand

*ahem* lol

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/company-fake-journalists-sports-illustrated-collapsing-ai

Futurism is actually pretty ok at reporting when they do any, sure beats their cheap reblogs

@thestrangelet Capitalism is inherently unethical. The way we fund and build tech and the ownership and control structure of tech – any tech – within the mainstream model under capitalism has always been and will always be unethical. i.e., all Big Tech is unethical. “Ethics in Big Tech” is just a Venn diagram of useful idiots and public relations.

@llamasoft_ox ‘scrambled egg’s on toa’st? Deliciou’s!

@ColinWilding Equally dangerous with Hydrogen Hydroxide.

Really ought to be a controlled substance.

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🎵 Pick Mix 01
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#LABR #radio #Fediradio #communityradio #fediwave #music #dj #mixes #house #hiphop #rnb #rock

@aral @ajsadauskas @aj @latestagecapitalism this is true too, but it depends on who "fucked up" is defined for

Have you considered https://givin.gifts? They see themselves as the unofficial successor of redditgifts (they even let you import redditgifts gallery posts back when they were still online). They opened their Happy Holidays 2026 signups a couple of days ago and any premium user could also create a custom fediverse Secret Santa exchange.

I took part in every givin.gifts Happy Holidays exchange since redditgifts shut down and I’m happy with it. If there are any problems with your gifter, their team is really invested in smoothing things out and getting you a rematch if needed.

@LeNouvelEssai Faire le taf à ta place c'est pas t'aider, tu choisis de poster des images, c'est à toi de faire des textes alternatifs, je vais pas passer mon temps à te courir après et faire le larbin. Tu dis être antivalisite, c'est très bien, mais ça peut pas juste être des paroles en l'air.

Pour faire un texte alternatif, imagine que tu décris l'image à quelqu'un au téléphone, ça devrait t'aider à en extraire ce qui est pertinent.