I was actually there because i was considering creating an account and wanted to check it out.

Then they pop one of those and lost me for ever!

  • Susaga@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    Hehe, denial of service for no reason beyond forced data collection is so quirky! Yeah, capitalism is squeezing the life out of modern culture, but in a fun way!

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        6 months ago

        Not sure how forced account creation would help with either of those. Both are only problems when they already have accounts.

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      6 months ago

      I think there are many others one could point to more accurately, including Yahoo who purchased and then resold tumblr.

      While Tumblr has made a lot of changes, some of which were walked back, they are still a well used and beloved site today. There are many now-dead or barely alive behemoth Internet companies that are better examples of “poster child for running a terrible Internet business” imo.