credo@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.world · 16 days agoReddit CEO signals subreddits requiring a subscription fee coming this yeararstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square267fedilinkarrow-up1820arrow-down17cross-posted to: enshitification@slrpnk.netfediverse@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldenshittification@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·edit-216 days agoAssuming that’s true, all they have to do is close down any sub they want a subscription from. New sub is made, new sub is required. Subreddit takes on a whole new meaning.
minus-squareSomewhiteguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·16 days agoThat’s assuming they don’t look at a sub and just say “you’re now paid, congrats” and the mods just go along with it. I can see greedy mods seeing the ability to profit from that kind of forceful hand and then complaining about disengagement.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 days agoYup, i was thinking the same thing too
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoi also wonder if they are going to push something like subscription tiered system, like subscription with ads, or a “free sub with ads”
Assuming that’s true, all they have to do is close down any sub they want a subscription from. New sub is made, new sub is required.
Subreddit takes on a whole new meaning.
That’s assuming they don’t look at a sub and just say “you’re now paid, congrats” and the mods just go along with it. I can see greedy mods seeing the ability to profit from that kind of forceful hand and then complaining about disengagement.
Yup, i was thinking the same thing too
i also wonder if they are going to push something like subscription tiered system, like subscription with ads, or a “free sub with ads”