• pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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    They are restricted instead of private. I think that means people can still view them but not post or comment.

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      I feel like restricting communities is better than making them private as it still stops traffic while not withholding information from people who actually need it

      • Ech@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        That’s still a benefit to Reddit, though. I’m torn, because Reddit’s archive of threads is a great trove of information, but to hit them where it hurts, the flow of users needs to be restricted as much as possible.

        • MKBandit@lemmy.world
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          Realistically it would take about 2 weeks I think for the board to force spez out or back peddle

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          Private subs may hurt Reddit slightly more than restricted, but restricted subreddits don’t hurt users/the Internet nearly as bad. And if we want support for our cause, we should not to hurt the users too much.

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            Can you explain? I don’t really get this. They make koney by Ads, not new posts. So any traffic they get because they still have content is counterproductive to pressure them, isn’t it?

            • democracy1984@lemmy.world
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              The majority of ad views come from scrolling through feeds. When I click on a Reddit link, I don’t even see any ads. By going restricted, that sub will quickly stop showing up in users feeds. This will cause them to get bored faster, and give less ad views.