Wait. Why is Reddit losing so much money? (web.archive.org)
Reddit kind of anticipates this critique in its investor docs, and argues that it didn’t really start operating as a serious business until 2018 when it finally started “meaningful monetization efforts” — that is, trying to make money for real....
Reddit has never turned a profit in nearly 20 years, but it just filed to go public anyway (edition.cnn.com)
Reddit admits more moderator protests could hurt its business (arstechnica.com)
Reddit Files to Go Public, Reveals That It Paid CEO $193 Million Last Year (www.thedailybeast.com)
Sure, spez, tell us again how reddit's just never managed to make a profit ...
Reddit IPO in March (www.theguardian.com)
Reddit made an initial public offering filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday ahead of its highly-anticipated stock market debut....
PowerDeleteSuite still works for nuking your Reddit history (github.com)
No API required. Kinda slow, but just leave it running overnight if you have a lot. Make sure you run it from old.reddit.com/u/me/overview
Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content (www.theverge.com)
Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content (www.theverge.com)
[Reuters BreakingViews] Investors will say “OK Boomer” to aging Reddit (www.reuters.com)
[...] a dearth of profit this late into its existence portends the lack of a real business model, suggesting it’s still not ready for public company life.
Exploring Reddit’s third-party app environment 7 months after the APIcalypse (arstechnica.com)
Interestingly, Narwhal remained open ahead of Narwhal 2’s release without users having to pay anything. I asked Harrison in June how that was possible, but he said he couldn’t explain due to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Reddit. I asked again for this story, and Harrison said he couldn’t provide full details but...
Reddit: IP Address Disclosure Puts User Anonymity At Risk (torrentfreak.com)
Why Reddit's decision to cut off researchers is bad for its business -- and humanity (web.archive.org)
Though Reddit’s leadership claims to be ‘leaning into its humanity,’ it seems the company is more committed to leaving humanity in the dark....
Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March (www.reuters.com)
Reddit must share IP addresses of piracy-discussing users, film studios say (arstechnica.com)
"Bots talking to bots." Came across this subreddit that appears to exist only to take advantage of how appending "reddit" to search terms is being favored in SEO. (www.reddit.com)
It's mentioned in this really good Verge article about SEO. I don't think it's a good sign for Reddit to just allow such blatant spam and makes me think how much subtler spam is out there too....
How social media's biggest user protest rocked Reddit (www.theguardian.com)
Year-end recap from The Guardian.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman Interview (www.fastcompany.com)
Reddit updates look after rough 6 months and ahead of reported IPO (arstechnica.com)
News outlets turn to Reddit as Musk’s X descends into chaos. But with thousands of subreddits, where exactly news sites should promote their work presents a dilemma (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Apollo is gone (mastodon.social)
RIP
Now for Reddit and Nara to continue with subscription model (www.reddit.com)
Now For Reddit is going to go to a subscription service. It’s not that popular but it’s the one I like. I’ve not decided yet if I’m going to keep using it and pay for a subscription - it depends on how much per month it costs, for me the lack of NSFW isn’t a deal breaker but Reddit’s slimy behavior recently kind of...
r/firefox is now dedicated to fire foxes (www.theverge.com)
Did y'all know about redditforbusiness.com? (redditforbusiness.com)
This is the weirdest goddamned thing I have seen in quite some time. I keep poking at it and finding more weird shit....