• stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca
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      21 days ago

      My theory is that they realize that a significant number of power users on the site are still using old.reddit.com, so they are keeping it going because getting rid of it would turn the website into a ghost town. They will continue to push their app and new website because they can push more advertising through it to the people that are just there to consume.

      • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml
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        21 days ago

        You think there are still redditors around?

        I think it’s just troll farms and bots. Every once in a while someone stumbles into the site and says something. THEN there is a whirlwind of answers/speculations/theories/lies.

        A.I is running the show. If I use a certain word or phrase I get filtered. If I say the exact same thing without those “catch phrases” then I see a few votes.

        I treat the site as a test site for trying language that gets PAST the trolls.

        • HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world
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          20 days ago

          There’s no objective data to confirm or dispel your suspicion that there are zero few human Redditors (your hyperbole aside).

          There’s definitely tons of bots posting and voting (and likely always has been), but I really doubt a large percentage of commenters are bots.

          - A non-bot redditor

          • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml
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            20 days ago

            There’s no objective data to confirm or dispel

            You are correct. I have been paying attention to this for a few YEARS now. It is just MY observation of events I have seen. It is NOT my opinion, it is MY direct observation.

            Clearly more study is needed. By THIS administration? NEVERMIND!

            • HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world
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              20 days ago

              Why do you think you’re able to detect a bot by their Reddit comments? I strongly suspect you’re assuming low-effort, poorly-written comments are bots, when in reality they’re probably just dumb people.

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                20 days ago

                I am 72 years old and I have been on Reddit for 20 years.

                I can tell when key words are suppressed by posting the same thing without using those key words.

                I’m not just watching what they say, I’m watching what they do, and how FAST they do it.

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                  20 days ago

                  I’ve been on Reddit for decades too, and I disagree with you.

                  1. Assuming that a post wasn’t made and made visible because it has key words that were censored isn’t based on logic; you’re guessing.

                  2. I type fast enough that to a 72 year old it might look like magic or a bot.

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    Maybe its too on the nose to say so on Lemmy, but fuck Reddit right in the earhole. Their pearl-clutching, risk-averse, pro-corporate moderation-bot and tattle-tale system was the last straw.

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    21 days ago

    “These users are already familiar with Reddit and we’ve seen that the experience is much better for them in the app. The app offers a more personalized experience and users can more easily find communities that match their interests.”

    Lmao. The personalization is exactly what I don’t want, so fuck off. Also, it’s pretty easy to circumvent. I’m sure there’s multiple ways, but I just go to old reddit.

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    21 days ago

    I hate reddit. They blocked all of my accounts for no reason. And they’re so vague explaining why, and when I tried to appeal, the whole site crashed. Literally joined Lemmy yesterday.

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      Lol I quit reddit a couple of years ago when they did the API thing. Recently went on there cos I was googling some game stuff that led me there - and I found that the account that was logged in had been banned. I hadn’t commented or voted out even really been there for 2 years and somewhere in that time I earned a ban, somehow. Gotta laugh.