Currently on a train in the US. Noticed the guy sitting in front of me on the official Reddit app, looking at a bunch of subreddits and getting blocked by the private subs and their protest messages. Flipped around the blacked out content for a while and then gave up. It works!!!

  • Squirrel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    211·
    2 years ago

    They must not be on that much. I don’t know how you could have missed every blackout post in the last week.

    • Katt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 years ago

      Friend of mine didn’t know about the blackout. They almost fell out of their chair when I told them. Sweet summer child…

    • Cralex@lemmy.oneEnglish
      11·
      2 years ago

      Considering how many thousands of subreddits are closed down, and how many others have posts restricted but show a sticky with info, that’s quite an accomplishment!

  • TGQP@vlemmy.netEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    /r/outoftheloop stayed open but locked with a sticky about the blackout. Hopefully that’ll help some people

    • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Eli5 is up too. They put a message up in solidarity but didn’t actually shut down. There’s a lot of very confused people in there asking questions.

  • Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    I did it guys. I officially moved Reddit is Fun out of my home buttons on my phone and replaced it with Jerboa for Lemmy. Clicking that button is muscle memory. I’ve opened it like 10 times today on accident.

  • learning2Draw@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    I rat-brained and clicked my shortcut (now deleted) and actually got the “UH OH REDDIT IS DOWN AND IT’S YOUR FAULT, JERK” picture a couple times, rofl. Seems like they’re getting ddosed too, or y’know regular shitty reddit responding to any traffic

  • sotolf@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    That is great to hear :) I wasn’t really having too much hope, but have thoroughly enjoyed all the togetherness and kindness between people while being a part of setting up this protest :)