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Reddit tests ads in search results as traffic declines and growth concerns mount (redditinc.com)
submitted 4 days ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1510938/reddit-tests-ads-in-search-results-as-traffic-declines-and-growth-concerns-mount

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

On that note, reddit didn't generate most of that content either.

[–] pidgey@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I mean I’m in my 50s and for years Reddit was awesome for me. Sure “Reddit” didn’t make all those posts themselves - but they created a space where folks like me could (and did) enjoy contributing and engaging.

Has been getting worse for a long time, but that doesn’t mean it was never good.

I don’t mind that Reddit in some ways profited from the content I contributed- because

  1. I got enormous value from the site and it was 100% free for me
  2. I intentionally was contributing to the site knowing that they would host my content and potentially profit from it.

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