red@feddit.de to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoReddit communities with millions of followers plan to extend the blackout indefinitelywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkReddit communities with millions of followers plan to extend the blackout indefinitelywww.theverge.comred@feddit.de to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareUselesslyBrisk@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIm surprised they havent just performed takovers of the private subreddits and installed new mods. Maybe they have but are doing it at a slow pacing, either because its manual or because it may attract less attention.
minus-squareShinhoshi@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoThey have. I assume you haven’t seen the r/adviceanimals post yet?
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI’m skeptical about these claims. If they wanted to do that, why start with AdviceAnimals? Why not funny or pics?
minus-squareASCIIansi@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI expect most of the “popular” subs (like the one you mentioned) aren’t ones I have ever been aware of or cared to be aware of.
minus-squareShinhoshi@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI wasn’t aware either, but it was mentioned on Lemmy somewhere
Im surprised they havent just performed takovers of the private subreddits and installed new mods.
Maybe they have but are doing it at a slow pacing, either because its manual or because it may attract less attention.
They have. I assume you haven’t seen the r/adviceanimals post yet?
I’m skeptical about these claims. If they wanted to do that, why start with AdviceAnimals? Why not funny or pics?
I expect most of the “popular” subs (like the one you mentioned) aren’t ones I have ever been aware of or cared to be aware of.
I wasn’t aware either, but it was mentioned on Lemmy somewhere