Reddit News
Jun. 23rd, 2023 08:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithThese are some articles about the recent upheavals at Reddit which are driving many users away from that platform, and what you can do about that.
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Jun. 23rd, 2023
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Reddit Exodus
Jun. 23rd, 2023 09:21 pmysabetwordsmithReddit faces a mass exodus.
For people on any other service, this is an opportunity to scoop new users. Listen to why people are leaving Reddit. Does your favorite service meet any of those needs? If so, encourage people to move there instead. Gathering more of your friends together will make any service more fun to use.
For example, many people are complaining about new fees, hate speech and poor privacy tools that don't let them block it. Dreamwidth has free, paid, and premium levels so you can choose the package that suits your needs. It offers private blogs, themed communities, and pretty robust moderation tools that let you delete comments you don't want on your blog or block people so they can't bother you. Want a hate-free online space? It's not that hard to make one. Want to make a Reddit-like experience on Dreamwidth? Consider starting a community or using feeds. Looking for communities on your favorite topics to replace the subreddits you used to enjoy? Check out![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
followfriday for suggestions, or watch ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png)
dw_community_promo. You can also use the search box in your blog header or the Interests page. Community Thursdays is just a custom of folks posting what they've done in communities recently, whether posting or commenting.
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For people on any other service, this is an opportunity to scoop new users. Listen to why people are leaving Reddit. Does your favorite service meet any of those needs? If so, encourage people to move there instead. Gathering more of your friends together will make any service more fun to use.
For example, many people are complaining about new fees, hate speech and poor privacy tools that don't let them block it. Dreamwidth has free, paid, and premium levels so you can choose the package that suits your needs. It offers private blogs, themed communities, and pretty robust moderation tools that let you delete comments you don't want on your blog or block people so they can't bother you. Want a hate-free online space? It's not that hard to make one. Want to make a Reddit-like experience on Dreamwidth? Consider starting a community or using feeds. Looking for communities on your favorite topics to replace the subreddits you used to enjoy? Check out
followfriday for suggestions, or watch dw_community_promo. You can also use the search box in your blog header or the Interests page. Community Thursdays is just a custom of folks posting what they've done in communities recently, whether posting or commenting.( Read more... )