This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Maybe don't hand out bans like a single old lady on Halloween. I got banned for saying we need to punch all Nazis.
I can log and read a source for some tech help, then leave immediately. If you want engagement, unban everyone and return to the wild west.
Investors won't have that!
Hello guys, thats why I got Lemmy since I have read that today!
It's smaller, it's slower, but it's pretty cozy.
Welcome! It can be a pretty fun place around here
“We’re making the change because it’s better for user experience, better for our ads business, is more in line with safety regulations, and more protective of Reddit data,” he explained.
According to Huffman, Reddit has grown to the point where personalization is increasingly necessary to help users find relevant communities and discussions.
In short- we can't datamine you if you're not logged in, we can't build a behavioral profile on people without accounts, we lick the boots of governments that'll demand ~~ID checks~~ age verification, and it makes it harder for AI bots to scrape the site without paying us. Really there's no downside to anyone at all, it's a win-win. Oh it's bad for users and bad for the Internet? Is that important? Those groups don't pay us, right?
Don't forget concerns about a safe Reddit experience!
Aka- need to be able to screen out advertiser unfortunately content.
Give it a few years and Redditors will also be speeing brainrot like 'he's gonna unalive himself with a pewpew'.
