• @rtxn
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    7 hours ago

    Spez.

    He’s spreading cheeks to the muskrat with both hands, and in the process, “accidentally” banned a ton of NSFW subs. This made at least some people realize that their future is not guaranteed on reddit, that an off-service backup is needed; then a r/piracy post mentioning Lemmy reached the front page.

      • @[email protected]
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        207 hours ago

        They’ve said it was a “bug”.

        However I can’t help but feel that it was an accidental “test” of a way to mass ban NSFW subs to be more advertiser and investor friendly.

        • @wjrii
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          116 hours ago

          Yup, and even if they never use it, now their investors and advertisers know they could do it as soon as it’s commercially preferable.

    • ditty
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      46 hours ago

      They also banned some subs that were critical of Elon.