Does this reflect how the platform is actually doing or do we just like the circlejerk of wishing they would fail? Because everything I’ve seen says Reddit has been completely unaffected by the changes made and they’re still getting more user signups, engagements and interaction/posts than ever.
Tik Tok also seems to be growing strong.
Twitter is a genuine laughing stalk and is pulling major shit…but everyone still seems to be using it regularly.
if you have been back to reddit, they might have growing numbers (probably due to shitty practices forcing you to use their app instead of mobile browser) etc. but the quality of discussions and the amount of bots just reposting the same comments skyrocketed.
I mean it’s a huge site, it won’t die, but if you look at it that way, Facebook is still alive, do you have a desire to spend time on that site though?
Pleased to say I haven’t been back to Reddit (except to scrub my entire history there to nuke my account). Reddit quality going completely down the toilet is something seen long before these changes were made. It’s really sad to see that companies aren’t forced to make better products because people will put time and money into these shit platforms regardless.
yeah I already noticed the downhill trend before the API changes but after it really went into a nosedive, expectedly the power users posting good shit just left, so rage bait reposts are the trending things.
I have been back to reddit to check things out from time to time. The quality has definitely degraded, and their changes to not seeing NSFW stuff without logging in or using their app has me visiting less and less.
The comment section is still nice, but I just don’t see the quality it once had.
Only a good 0.1% of reddit actually “creates content” with the rest having only engagement via comments. A good 99% of those also don’t do anything but lurk.
The people that make the content are also the ones more likely to switch to alternatives.
It’s an engagement loop so while the amount of signups and accounts is unchanged, there is simply less content to keep people around and to monetize.
No, but we are on lemmy so we obviously don’t care how well billion dollar companies are doing profit wise.
I mean, TikTok was already bad to begin with but what did they do to deserve a spot next to Twitter? Did I miss something? Surely they can’t do worse than trying to make their paid only, right?
Yeah TikTok is bad but it also works as expected.
Yeah it’s the worst algorithm ever, basically spyware, bans LGBT+ people, etc. But that’s quite frankly how it always worked.
People rightfully call out TikTok as a spyware because of their ties with CCP, but how exactly are other social media giants and big tech any different as they too have ties with the CIA, FBI etc
Needed three graphics.
I think Twitter will be the largest fall.
Like, they went from publicly traded household name, used by news sites everywhere… to… well…
I know lemmy hates Reddit but X is easily taking the cake here. Do you think Elon is respecting ANY of the policies around old user data? If you were EVER on Twitter, Musk is all up in your business.
Xitter is now enabling disinformation intentionally. Put ‘em at the top
wtf is a Kia race
It’s a race in which there are only losers.
A very easily stolen race, all you need is a USB stick
Rip a lil plastic…
Maybe it is Killed In Action?
What did TikTok do recently? Reddit and TwittX I know about. Could have added Unity to the mix, even if they’re not social media.
I don’t use TikTok. Is that bad?
No matter what this 40 year old boomer ass Lemmy user base says, TikTok is amazing and some people are doing some really incredible things on it. You should give it a shot.
I’ll skip on the China spyware. But thanks.
But the crap going to Saudia Arabia is better? Or to private corps? They all do it, and they all need to be stopped.
What is China going to do to you?
You should be only worried about all the western spyware your balls are deep in.
Western spyware we agree to willingly in agreements that openly state that your information will be collected.
The problem with TikTok was that they were found to collect more information than they explained in their user agreement.
Show proof. Stop pulling shit out of your ass because some Redditor said something.
You can literally search “TikTok data”
They said Virginia and Singapore, then whoops, it’s actually not
So they didn’t “collect more information than they explained in their user agreement.” You just made that up.
Don’t you feel your brain rotting and your attention span waning from all of the 15 second hits of dopamine being shoved into your face?
TikTok is not good for your mental well-being.
This. I use tiktok more than I like, and it’s extremely easy to watch an hour or two. Thing is, when you get done, try to remember even like 3% of what you watched.
If you’re watching nothing but 15 second TikTok’s, your algorithm is saying you’re a fucking idiot. And I’d have to probably agree based off what you’re saying here.
I don’t use TikTok at all and never have. You are the fucking idiot who got hooked on a dopamine drip simulator.
So you literally have no idea what it is and what it’s about, but here you are running your little mouth. Weren’t you raised better than believing what you hear when you easily have the ability to see what it’s about yourself? You don’t sound too bright.
I know what TikTok is and what it is about. That’s why I choose not to use it. You are bright enough to realize that clips from TikTok are posted in other places on the web, right? I’ve never used crack cocaine either, but I know what it is and what it is about.
TikTok is literally designed to psychologically manipulate teenagers and you fell for it. You sound mad about it, too. Hope it doesn’t rot your brain too much before you figure it out, but that doesn’t sound likely from your replies.
Eat tide pods and steal kias. Incredible things
If that’s what you get on your feed, I hate to break it to you… you might be a fucking idiot.
I don’t use tiktok or any other shit social media like that. I had reddit for the communities and now this place for the same reason…which it’s mainly memes at best. Using tiktok makes you a fucking idiot…
I used TikTok once. Three hours later I didn’t realize that it was already midnight. Uninstalled immediately. Never again.
X and Reddit situations are kind of similar, but tiktok is shit for different reasons
Unity needs to be on this leaderboard.
Nah unity is the monk who pours gas over itself and sits there quietly burning to death
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Yeah i also completely forgot Unity. This “Worst Dumpster Fire” ladder only had 3 spots.
What got bumped from the top 3?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many wish to devalue the companies at the same time. Let’s not forget about robinhood also. I can’t wait until reddit IPOs to short the shit out of it. You have to know their valuation is a farce and bullshit. The numbers are totally cooked there.
Edit: stupid autocorrect
We really need to get people to get the word out on Lemmy.
I’m on the fence on this one because on one hand, more content is always a good thing. On the other, more people will bring the attention of corporate capitalists
isn’t threads just facebook trying to muscle in on the fediverse
They already have, just take a look at the increased number of concern trolls, blatant advertisement, etc.
concern trolls
Thanks for the new term I learned today
