YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?
YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?
It’s going to be a gradual process. We power users, mods & activists make the leap first.
Later, when the collective IQ on Reddit drops another 30 points, more casual users will watch fun & useful content disappear, watch assholes take over, and get pissed enough to jump ship.
My bet is that the fascist troll problems on Reddit will escalate, since many mods left, and moderator tools got nerfed. It very well could escalate until more casual users jump ship.