• BMW_stick@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I was permanently banned for talking bad about the current sh*tshow of an administration we have here in the US

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        3 days ago

        I would prefer the dumpster fire over what’s going on lately.

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      3 days ago

      That’s weird, I haven’t used reddit for many years now, but it used to be clearly liberal/left leaning.

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        The CEO wants to monetize it more, sell more ads, sell your data, etc. So I’m sure that is part of the removal reasons

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          What does he have to sell, from what I can tell even in non political subs a lot of users I’ve known who posted have been permanently banned. From sports gaming and cooking subs.

          It seems like reddit is just bots anymore. Actual traffic can’t be what it is like it’s heydey

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            It has definitely changed from what it was. They have been making deals to sell all the user reply threads to places like google for AI training. Maybe the bans are about “cleaning” their data model

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          3 days ago

          That does not ring true, because controversy feeds engagement, and engagement increases overall activity and makes it possible to sell more ads.
          So by that standard reddit should embrace the controversy as long as it’s legal.

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            Yes, controversy feeds engagement, but advertisers don’t want to appear in the vicinity of certain content, too. So it’s a balancing act.