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  • Reddit revenue rises 20% ahead of IPO, but it isn’t profitable yet

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  • The company is moving ahead with its plans to go public more than two years after it first confidentially filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Reddit’s listing is closely watched as a bellwether of an IPO market in the midst of a tentative rebound from a two-year dearth of first-time share sales.

    Looks like the enshittification is about to get even worse than it was. Perhaps we might see another exodus to lemmy/kbin once this happens?

  • A case for preemptively defederating with Threads

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  • Exactly one of the reasons why I remain a skeptic.

    I don’t want sound too much like I’m complaining about “Eternal September” but I quite like how kbin’s microblog is right now. Having millions of threads users suddenly flood it with random… crap… would change it forever.

    I haven’t used instagram in more than half a decade. When I hopped on to see what it was like recently, I hardly recognized it and all the content was completely irrelevant. I would hate to see that happen to the microblog.

  • A case for preemptively defederating with Threads

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  • Right, and that’s part of why I remain a skeptic. Kbin’s microblog being overtaken by Thread’s content could very well limit kbin’s growth and viability as a microblogging platform - especially if Meta pulls the plug later.

    But, I have also seen the opinion that not having Threads content could make kbin unappealing as a microblogging platform. (I’m not sure if I agree with this, but I have seen it mentioned.)

    I guess the questions are, Can Kbin grow with Threads content? And, Will the lack of Threads content make it unappealing to new users?

    Also, another problem I think is that kbin might not have the userbase and content yet to be self-sustaining when faced with a goliath company like Meta; if we produced as much content as Threads will (or enough to the point that defederating kbin would hurt Threads) then there wouldn’t be much of a concern.

    Idk, Threads is ultimately the one forcing the situation (probably intentionally) where federating with them is risky but also refusing to do so could be self-isolating. I still maintain that they’re doing it now while the fediverse is still young for a reason, and that is so they can grab so much of the “fondue” that everyone comes to them anyway.

    I would like to see kbin succeed, and I don’t trust Meta. Whatever kbin decides to do I will be here for it, but I’m definitely a Meta skeptic.

  • A case for preemptively defederating with Threads

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  • Defederation is about what an instance allows in, not what an instance allows out. Defederation stops you seeing the defederated instance's content, but it does not stop them seeing your instance's content.

    Threads poses some danger to the fediverse, in particular the portion of it centered around microblogging (mostly Mastodon, but also Pleroma, parts of /kbin, etc.), but very little risk to the threadiverse.

    The worst thing about the fediverse is all the fondue, but you don't have to eat it.

    Emphasis from the original post.

    This is a detailed summary, thank you for linking.

    I have also read some other POVs here; my fears are not totally allayed and I still think Meta is only engaing with Activity Pub to prevent new, potential competitors arising from it.

    I hope the OP is right about it being very little risk to the Threadiverse. The good news is that Threads is focused enitrely on microblogging and not the Threadiverse. Perhaps that means Kbin and Lemmy users will be able to sit on the sidelines and see how it plays out for a bit, idk. Mastodon users will be seeing the most change.

    Either way, I remain a skeptic.

  • A case for preemptively defederating with Threads

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  • I see what you’re saying, but I really don’t see what Meta stands to gain in the long run from an open fediverse. It just doesn’t seem compatible with their business model to allow users who aren’t on their platform to interact with content created on their platform. They need data so they can sell it to advertisers, and I don’t see how that works when your users can just jump to another instance with no advertisments and access all the same content.

    What do you think Meta stands to gain from Activity Pub, and why wouldn’t they just make their own closed protocol? (I am asking in good faith, because I do not really know.)

  • Adobe Says Significant Costs, Penalties May Arise Out of FTC Investigation

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  • The studio behind Ori and the Blind Forest is making a gorgeous action RPG: No Rest for the Wicked

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  • Ori and the Blind Forest & Ori and the Will of the Wisps were absolutely beautiful games. The artstyle was marvelous.

    I'll be curious to see what this looks like for that reason alone.

  • 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users | TechCrunch

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  • Idk, but you would think they would have invested in a better system, especially because they’re handling sensitive data related to people’s health.

    I wonder, does HIPPA apply to data collected by 23&Me? I would imagine so because it’s health related.

  • 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users | TechCrunch

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  • […] about 5.5 million people who opted-in to 23andMe’s DNA Relatives feature, which allows customers to automatically share some of their data with others. The stolen data included the person’s name, birth year, relationship labels, the percentage of DNA shared with relatives, ancestry reports and self-reported location.

    Well, that’s just great.

    The article also says that hackers were selling the data for up to $10 per account.

    Interestingly, 23&Me also just updated their terms of service a couple days ago too.

  • Looks like Reddit is removing the ability to opt out of personalized advertisements.

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  • To the surprise of no one here, they are continuing to make reddit worse.

  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
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    Looks like Reddit is removing the ability to opt out of personalized advertisements.

    reddit.com /r/reddit/s/HV5TwxQwDo

  • Zelda Producer Says There Will Be No DLC For Tears Of The Kingdom

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  • Well this makes me sad lol.

    The game is still fantastic, but a well-done DLC is always welcome.

  • Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge

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  • There is truth to this. But, Reddit’s drama also put the spotlight on the fediverse and the need for alternatives to Reddit in general. Personally, I can say I did not even know it existed. Over the last ten-or-so years, Reddit really did develop a monopoly on forums. The progress we have seen with Kbin, lemmy, etc is because of their heavy-handed and poorly executed crackdown on third-party apps.

    But still, you are correct that the fediverse was not yet a full-fledged alternative to Reddit in June. Many lemmy clients, such as Memmy or Mlem, were not ready yet. And most promising Kbin client, Artemis, is still in beta as well. Even Kbin itself is still technically a beta (not that I don’t love them both lol). Had all of these been ready in June, then I think the Reddit exodus would have been much more dramatic and impactful.

    I think we need to give it a bit more time. After all, Reddit didn’t get huge overnight either. So long as we keep posting and commenting away, and create environments/communities that are welcoming, we should be able to eventually grow into something that can rival Reddit.