Protests broke Reddit hack for useful Google search results—and Google knows it (arstechnica.com)
Call to action - renewed protests starting on July 1st (www.reddit.com)
The latest from /r/ModCoord.
Lemmy & Kbin reaching 100k active users within days. (fedidb.org)
Looking at Fedidb.org the Fediverse Network Statistics, I'm seeing about 98,000 Active users as of the 27th. That's at least 50k new users this month. Welcome to Lemmy, fellow migrants!
Google execs admit users are 'not quite happy' with search experience after Reddit blackouts (www.cnbc.com)
Google executives acknowledged this month they need to do a better job surfacing user-generated content after the recent Reddit blackouts.
Trying to help move a few communities off reddit. Confused about Kbin vs Lemmy and some of the migration tools. (kbin.social)
Hello All,...
On The State of /r/PICS: Profanity, Offensive Content, and An Open Letter : r/pics (teddit.adminforge.de)
Keep up the good work r/pics, this last one had me wondering if you were actually r/maliciouscompliance !
Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things: Three Decades of Survival in the Desert of Social Media (catvalente.substack.com)
This is an article by Cat Valente during the Twitter Migration, discussing the cycle of enschittification and the history of social media....
Unofficial Subreddit Migration List (Lemmy, Kbin) (www.quippd.com)
A comprehensive mapping of old subreddits to new communities.
u/Awkwardtheturtle posting an update on her reddit ban (teddit.adminforge.de)
u/Awkwardtheturtle somehow posting an update on her reddit ban ... on reddit itself if i'm reading the pic correctly. Not sure how that's possible, maybe someone saw an edited post from her?
Six verified Reddit employees discussing the current atmosphere at the company. Featuring "First the company needs to get rid of Steve", "It's garbage", and actively hoping to be laid off. : r/ModCoord (teddit.adminforge.de)
Web visits top top 5 #Kbin and #Lemmy servers over the last 30 days... (indieweb.social)
Web visits to top 5 #Kbin and #Lemmy servers over last 30 days...
[The Verge] Reddit pressures mods to end the blackout as they find new ways to protest (www.theverge.com)
“We’ll no longer comment on hearsay, unsubstantiated claims, or baseless accusations from The Verge. We’ll be in touch as corrections are needed.”...
Kbin Cafe, a fun, general-purpose instance, is now open for registrations ☕ (kbin.cafe)
Hi all,...
r/pics calls out spez' history as jailbait moderator, a former sub dedicated to actual CP. the post hit the front page with 15k karma in 4h, then got removed earlier today (old.reddit.com)
😂 amazing act of malicious compliance! fuck spez
As Reddit Crushes Protests, Its User Traffic Returns to Normal (www.pcmag.com)
User visits and time spent on the social media platform normalize after traffic to Reddit briefly dipped last week during the blackout, according to SimilarWeb....
Transcribers of Reddit, who make transcriptions for blind users, will close on the 1st July (reddit.adminforge.de)
View on Libreddit, an alternative private front-end to Reddit.
Awkwardtheturtle banned - Rare Reddit Admin W (media.kbin.social)
Tracking Lemmy/Kbin Mobile Clients (docs.google.com)
Google Sheet traking Lemmy & Kbin mobile clients. Anyone w/ the link can edit.
How to Delete your Reddit Account and All Data under GDPR/CCPA (thomashunter.name)
r/AskMen mods told to reopen or be demodded, most opt to leave on their own (www.troddit.com)
I haven’t seen this one publicized on the fediverse yet. It will be interesting to see how this one plays out, assuming the mods get enough time to find their own replacements.
Reddit requires premium for changing themes and even the browser theme seems to be ignored in favour of light mode. Imagine if kbin/lemmy did that for free? (kbin.social)
Also Kbin does not ignore my darkmode settings.
Reddit Admins Deny Subreddit Users the Right to Vote for Further Blackouts (teddit.net)
Like many other subreddits, r/Finland is allowing its users to vote for whether or not they should a) reopen as normal, b) remain closed, or c) remain in protest mode....
Reddit removed moderators behind the latest protests before restoring a few of them - restored by a different admin than the one that removed them... (www.theverge.com)
"Soon after we published this story, one of the r/MildlyInteresting moderators told The Verge that the entire mod team has now been reinstated — and by a different admin than the one that removed them. The mod’s account had received a 7-day suspension, but that has been reversed, too, they said. A Verge commenter who...
📢Entire mod team on r/mildlyinteresting (and more subs) removed and locked out of their accounts after changing their rules upon community's request. (They're also switching subs BACK to SFW) (kbin.social)
EDIT: GO DM MODS OF YOUR FAVORITE SUBREDDITS AND POLITELY ASK ABOUT MIGRATION!: something as simple as "Hey, I love this community but I no longer use reddit, will you guys be making a community on Kbin or other alternatives? Let me know please, thanks." will work!! We need more voices encouraging migration!...
Christian Selig: I want to debunk Reddit's claims, and talk about their unwillingness to work with developers, moderators, and the larger community, as well as say thank you for all the support (reddit.com)
Edit: archived link, (alternative)...