I'm not terribly interested in installing an app for a problem I don't have though...Try redreader. It's a great simple program. Nothing fancy, but it allows all typical actions. It was also greenlighted by reddit. Sideload if necessary. Either that, or say 'fuck reddit' and go elsewhere.
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If there's some breaking news I almost always hear about it via Reddit first. It is a great way to keep aware of the "pulse" on various topics as you said.What I like about reddit is the 'pulse' of what is going on today.
It's not as processed as the news outlets. Also there are lots of grassroots "breaking news stuff" media being submitted real time as they happen "e.g. HK protest, Ukraine, etc".
News outlets don't do that.
If you get by fine with the website itself then more power to you. Personally I can't use the site on mobile, it just sucks. It's like digging holes with a stick (Reddit website) all your life not knowing that shovels (good 3rd party apps) exist. Sadly they're going away.I'm not terribly interested in installing an app for a problem I don't have though...
Yeah, IDK, I look at the features and the screenshots for the app, and it's still not clear to me what problem it's solving. I'm given to understand the built-in video player in Reddit sucks and this app presumably solves that, but that's not much of a concern for me.If you get by fine with the website itself then more power to you. Personally I can't use the site on mobile, it just sucks. It's like digging holes with a stick (Reddit website) all your life not knowing that shovels (good 3rd party apps) exist. Sadly they're going away.
For me the main features are easier/quicker access to things you favorite, and much easier to sort/read comment threads with multicolor and highlights and whatnot.Yeah, IDK, I look at the features and the screenshots for the app, and it's still not clear to me what problem it's solving. I'm given to understand the built-in video player in Reddit sucks and this app presumably solves that, but that's not much of a concern for me.
Reddit will be fine as I posted before here.And it begins.
Reddit removed moderators behind the latest protests before restoring a few of them
r/MildlyInteresting lost its mods, but got them back.www.theverge.com
Yea it's just unfortunate.Oh yeah I doubt they are going anywhere. Still, they are pissing off lot of people, but they'll keep going to it anyway. At most, it's a small bump in the road and in a few months from now people will forget as most have a short attention span. Companies know this any time they do a stupid decision.
What I like about reddit is the 'pulse' of what is going on today.
It's not as processed as the news outlets. Also there are lots of grassroots "breaking news stuff" media being submitted real time as they happen "e.g. HK protest, Ukraine, etc".
News outlets don't do that.
This was never going to change reddit in a matter of days. It has definitely accelerated its demise in my view. I've already setup accounts on the alternatives I've identified (Lemmy, kbin, and Tildes) - Something I never even considered or thought about in my previous 10+ years of using Reddit - and as soon as I see the communities that I frequent on Reddit pop up on those sites, I'll take my content engagement to those places. One more week before I give up using Reddit on mobile thanks to 3rd party apps going away on July 1st.Reddit will be fine as I posted before here.
No big changes for most (95%) of userbase. Reddit has plenty of videos/pics/comments/gifs today.
3rd party apps use Reddit's API to work. Reddit is looking to go public and wants to make as much short term money as possible, so they want to charge 3rd party apps for using the API. That by itself is not a problem, but they've made the price so ridiculously high that it's obvious they don't want any 3rd party apps to take up their offer, and instead they want to eliminate them in the hopes that more people will use the official Reddit app because Reddit wants to serve more ads to make more money.can someone explain what this api stuff is all about? i had a look on the internet but it's been more confusing.
cheers, it seems to be the same story over and over every few years with a website looking to monetise even more.3rd party apps use Reddit's API to work. Reddit is looking to go public and wants to make as much short term money as possible, so they want to charge 3rd party apps for using the API. That by itself is not a problem, but they've made the price so ridiculously high that it's obvious they don't want any 3rd party apps to take up their offer, and instead they want to eliminate them in the hopes that more people will use the official Reddit app because Reddit wants to serve more ads to make more money.
Not surprisingly, this has pissed off the people who use 3rd party apps (because they're much, much better than Reddit's own app), but also a lot of people who are moderators of various subreddits. From what I understand, the moderating tools are much better with 3rd party apps vs Reddit's own app. So now you're seeing various subreddits go dark in protest, which Reddit then threatened the mods that they would be removed and subs re-opened. Some subs are now doing a bit of malicious compliance with Reddit's orders such as opening back up to the public, but now only accepting specific content such as photos of John Oliver or NSFW material.
Some small correction:3rd party apps use Reddit's API to work. Reddit is looking to go public and wants to make as much short term money as possible, so they want to charge 3rd party apps for using the API. That by itself is not a problem, but they've made the price so ridiculously high that it's obvious they don't want any 3rd party apps to take up their offer, and instead they want to eliminate them in the hopes that more people will use the official Reddit app because Reddit wants to serve more ads to make more money.
Not surprisingly, this has pissed off the people who use 3rd party apps (because they're much, much better than Reddit's own app), but also a lot of people who are moderators of various subreddits. From what I understand, the moderating tools are much better with 3rd party apps vs Reddit's own app. So now you're seeing various subreddits go dark in protest, which Reddit then threatened the mods that they would be removed and subs re-opened. Some subs are now doing a bit of malicious compliance with Reddit's orders such as opening back up to the public, but now only accepting specific content such as photos of John Oliver or NSFW material.
1. They do want to make money via API fees, they've said one of the highest consumers are the various AI platforms, and they'll have the money to pay.Some small correction:
1. Reddit's goal isn't to make money via API fees. The fee was introduced with ridiculous $$$ to shut down all third party apps.
2. Why? Because this gives reddit a single, streamlined experience for the users and means better streamlined ad dollars, etc.
The mobile site works perfectly fine for me (I can read and comment, which is all I really need?), and I'm of the mind that old.reddit is hot garbage. Looking like that before is part of what kept me away from reddit for so long.It's my understanding the mobile site *is* crippled . The desktop site is hot garbage and only made tolerable by old.reddit.