Okay now which one are we all expecting?
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NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think this comes down to what the intentions are
Paywall /r/videos? Fuck off.
But create a system like Patreon where a content creator can put their content and interact with their own users and there’s a revenue share between reddit/creator that doesn’t sound terrible.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Rotating paywalls on any sub greater than 10,000 users.
btaf45@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I hope they do that. Another brick in the wall for reddit’s demise.
seaQueue@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Honestly, they’ll probably paywall porn first
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Starting with the second but eventually the first
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Welcome to /r/PremierCatPics where only the best of the best cat pics are allowed to be posted, moderated only by yours truly, ME!
If you want to see the best of the best cat pics, that’ll be $9.99/month, you won’t find cat pics this good in one spot easier anywhere on the internet!
Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.world 1 month ago
K I t t y I n s u b r e d d I t
vriska1@lemm.ee 1 month ago
That very very unlikely.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 month ago
As others have pointed out, it’ll be more like OnlyFans most likely.
Tilgare@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Totally. This could be reddits premium answer to a Patreon community with an exclusive Discord server.
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
So… a Reddit community with an exclusive Discord server?
Tilgare@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I can’t tell of you’re just joking or not - so no, just straight up as a replacement for both, Patreon+Discord. You have a creator you like on YouTube let’s say, and so you sign up for their premium subreddit to support them. You get the community on reddit as a replacement for how creators use Discord, and then if they integrated Patreon-like features such as a host for members only videos or premium podcast feeds from the creator, and giving the creator a place to upload and share members only photos or polls. Meanwhile it operates just like any other subreddit operates for community discussions. No need for multiple services integrated, if reddit offers an all in one solution.
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Reddit is not a great replacement for Discord and its live chat features IMO.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Just had some more thoughts on this as well.
If Reddit can lure Patreon users, they could also likely protect that content creators data from being shared on the platform. The creator uploads a commissioned drawing for it’s paid users, and then someone tries to copy it and show it in /r/pics. But since reddit has the source image, they could be scanning for identical images by hash, or matching images via AI and then prevent it from being posted outside the community.
It definitely isn’t THAT easy, but it opens up the potential, and being able to tell your users you have tools to help keep it off a prolific platform probably has some merit.
MataVatnik@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Optimistic on reddit project management abilities considering their app and website is so fucking broken
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Back in the day, we called them subreddit mods.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 month ago
How is a mod from /r/pics going to know that some random picture happened to be from a private subreddit?
FixedFun@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Don’t make me dream…