Silly question. Is Reddit still banning comments that say Lemmy?
I don’t have an account.
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RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
The only Reddit alt I need is Lemmy.
bytesonbike@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Dunny. I’ve mentioned it a few times. I don’t think they’re still removing them but I bet they are still suppressing them
hector@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Idk, but now that you mention iy, I got a 2nd violation, for threatening violence that did not do so or even come close, to the point I think it was ad hoc in bad faith, to say for other reasons. I did mention lemmy not long before.
arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
If they are advertising on Digg may work.
I’d like to see this place just a bit better
kazerniel@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I have a link to my Lemmy profile on my Reddit profile and not even shadowbanned 🤷
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
they dont care about links as much as if you commented with the links in your posts. and also if your account is old and active enough they are less likely to “ban you”
termaxima@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Idk, I think there are also legitimate arguments for piefed !
Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What’s piefed? I looked at it and mostly saw lemmy instances.
ambitiousslab@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
It’s an alternative to Lemmy (still using the same underlying protocol) with some different features. There’s more info on the differences here.
mjr@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Such as?
Ofiuco@piefed.ca 3 weeks ago
To add to the other comment, the fucking blocking functionality just works.
On Lemmy it’s half assed so you can’t completely defed/block:
- If someone crossposts it to another instance it appears on the feed
- If you (as a normal user) block an instance you still see the crossposts and their users
On piefed you have many block options and they just work.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Haven’t tried piefed so I can’t say.
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Doesn’t piefed have that controversial hardcoded blocklist? I’ve heard that meme communities and similar are filtered out using hardcoded keywords matched aganst community name.
Why hardcode this??? Imposing your preferences on everyone seems like a bad idea.
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Piefed and Lemmy are basically the same thing on different websites
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I could go for a text only version of this
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s what Usenet was.
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
yeah it was pretty good I was there
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I miss it. SLRN and proper score file made it the best information tool on the internet back in the day.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
That would be nice. It can probably be done by blocking images at the browser level. Wouldn’t be the same as a text only site though.
YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m starting to agree. Was a bit quiet and weirdly obsessed with Linux when I first signed up, but now I really like it. I’ve decided to stay.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I felt this place was a ghost town when I first started - maybe 10 posts a day. Now, there is plenty to read. Partly due to me finding more communities and overall more people here.
jimmy90@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
lemmy certainly scratches the doomer/black pill/commie itch in everyone
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Anything that takes users away from Reddit, and forces Reddit to compete, is a plus for me.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Being owned by venture capitalists is pretty much an assurance that they’ll turn it to shit as much as they can get away with. The entire reason people abandoned digg for reddit in the first place was because it was selling out to ad space and shill accounts and manipulation. The venture capitalists will want big returns on their investments.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Competition is good. Also the less data Reddit has, the slower A.I. models can be trained.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
reddit is partially being propped up by google.
scarabic@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s a fair point. Reddit has been openly hostile to its own users these past several years. It might help moderate that to have another alternative on the table, even if it too is a soulless corporate enterprise.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
it got worst within the last year. they ban new users and old inactive accounts extremely fast. of course you can say its due to bots using same methods, this hasnt stopped bots in any case at all. its just targetting lowest hanging fruits.
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
This is quite toxic attitude. You should focus on what’s good for you - not what’s bad for someone else.
naught101@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Eh, what’s bad for capitalists is what’s good for the rest of us
Scrollone@feddit.it 3 weeks ago
I don’t agree. We’re not talking about a person or a charity. We’re talking about a VC-backed company. They can fuck off and die, and it’s not toxic – it’s just common sense.
hector@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
But two corporate entities competing are better than one secure in it’s market share.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
But competition IS good for me.
If people start migrating to better experience and better communities, they’re going to have to step up to stop the bleeding.
Reddit can get away with making terrible user experiences and killing 3rd party solutions because no alternative has lured enough of their base away.
Lucelu2@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Monopolies are bad for everyone except their CEO and stockholders.