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I've seen a few discussions about the "failed" protests and wanted to talk about it

Whether or not it’s was a failure depends on what you expected from it. Reddit was not going to change its mind. The investors demand more money and will continue to squeeze Reddit for ever dime the can. It wasn’t going to die overnight either.

What did happen is a non-trivial amount of users left and found the Fediverse. Apps are currently being developed to make it more accessible to your average user. The Fediverse will no longer be some obscure thing for a niche group. I think it was a huge success and will have long term repercussions for Reddit.

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Took a peek on Reddit, it really boggles my mind how oblivious and obedient people are.

The large majority of Reddit users are casual and don’t care. I honestly don’t blame them, there are other things to worry about. We, the fediverse community, need to stop concerning ourselves with Reddit honestly. It’s pretty embarrassing at this point. It’s like stalking an ex on social media after a break up. If you expected Reddit to die because of this you were living in a dream world. What did happen is a part of the Reddit community left and discovered the fediverse. Over time more improvements will be made at a faster pace. Eventually Lemmy or Kbin may become the new “Front Page of the Internet” but it was not going to happen over night. I am excited to see where we are in a year from now.

Stop worrying about Reddit. Enjoy Lemmy or Kbin, contribute, and grow the community. All things in good time my friend.

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Reddit user alleges California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) non-compliance/violation; and finds it difficult to delete posts and content on Reddit

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One other thing to note is that many of these companies don’t even try to determine if you live in California or not. I have worked for two large tech companies on data governance issues and we didn’t even bother to check. If we got a request we would comply with CCPA. It was not worth the potential fines to try and only comply with CA residents. Reddits whole business model is based on that data though so they may deem it worth the effort.

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This feels like a forced reddit detox.

I am feeling the same thing. I left Reddit completely but Kbin and the Fediverse does not have the same addictive qualities. I see it as a good thing though I think it’s only a matter of time before it gets there.

My biggest issue right now is that Kbin does not seem to hide or blur NSFW content. It’s getting awkward to explain to my wife why the occasional hard core porn comes across my stream.

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r/The_Donald now on Lemmy (edit: not anymore)

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Thanks for doing me the favor. Since I will get blocked shortly let me just say before I go, Donald Trump is the biggest piece of shit ever elected. He is a national embarrassment and you all look like fucking sheep following him as he steals your money and makes fun of you! Peace out dumb asses!