Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
God bless you, Lemmy.
I think a handful but, not a another max exodus.
Nah, I don’t really think so. People who use Reddit don’t use RSS or the API.
I kinda like that they’re becoming more openly hostile. It’s fun to watch.
They’re going the way of Twitter and Facebook. They started with rich, open, and supported developer platforms. They actively courted devs. Once they hit critical mass (thanks to devs making the platform good and attracting users), they rug-pulled and became what they are now. Same thing is happening with Reddit.
it’s gonna bring over a few more techie folks. yay?
Interesting side effect that this will probably kill off some of the Reddit repost bots over here
Sanitation and his army of bots operate through a Firefox extension so I think we’ll still get the trash posts from reddit, at least!
Some nonzero amount, sure. But there’s never going to be a mass exodus where the entire userbase jumps ship.
Look at how many people still use Twitter even now.
Back in my day we had the Digg to Reddit exodus.
It’s pretty impressive how effective and total that migration was. I don’t think it could ever happen these days.
It’s much bigger now.
During the first migration it was mostly techie people and college kids who all could keep up. But now there’s completely non-tech aware people on Reddit daily and exceptionally niche forums without another real alternative.
well, i literally just spun up a instance because of it
Definitely toyed with doing the same when I joined
here in an overview to the thrediverse defederations. Maybe its a bit to much at first to show this but now its an opportunity to use a bookmark so im gonna use it
not really. Anyone who relied on the API has already left
It usually comes in waves whenever reddit does this. We’ll see a modest bump. Some will stay, some will go back. It’s just on us to welcome those who come over and hope they stay.
Hopefully they don’t get scared off by one of our resident trolls
Those people will show up and see all the soapy tiddy memes and know that this is home
Nope. Reddit appeals to the same type of people that use AI. It’s army of bots will tell them exactly what they want to hear, and the authoritarian clowns that mod that shithole will ban anyone for speaking out against the hive.
So, as long as you agree with everyone and are okay with everyone agreeing with whatever you say in subs that don’t allow anyone to speak freely, you’ll be fine.
Basically, it’s the social media equivalent of a HOA nightmare.
I’ll make a wild guess that you too came here from reddit. That makes you one of those people. We’re all just redditors telling ourself a comforting story about how we’re better than those people over there.
Probably some. I would guess that it would be less-significant than the influx with the third-party-client fiasco.
TBH I’m not convinced enough real humans still use reddit for a new exodus to happen.
there are some bots but they only make up a small percent and are easy to spot
found the bot /s
Yes.
No.
