Given how Reddit has responded to the whole API, community-mods, etc. fiasco, I felt like they’re doing some of the more effective things in not only destroying their communities but also their IPO valuation.

Everytime I feel they can’t make it worse, they just double down.

Out of pure curiosity, what do you think could be the next steps Reddit could take to make their future even more worse in the most effective ways possible? 😄

  • Overzeetop@kbin.social
    28·
    1 year ago

    1. Get rid of old.reddit (im not count that - it’s low hanging fruit)

    2. Block web access on mobile.

    3. Require non-VoIP SMS for signup and login

    4. Lock all content behind a loginwall, Pinterest/(& Twitter?) style

    5. Lock replies and posts behind a paid tier

    6. Lock content more than x months old behind a paid tier

    7. Eliminate all NSFW content

  • Computerchairgeneral@kbin.social
    15·
    1 year ago

    Kill off Old Reddit and force everyone to use the redesigned site. Lock as many useful features behind Reddit Premium as possible. Take a page from Tumblr and ban NSFW content to be more friendly to advertisers. Those are just a few things off the top of my head. Maybe do something with crypto and NFTs. People love that.

    • phi1997@kbin.social
      7·
      1 year ago

      They already have NFTs. They call them “collectible avatars” apparently. I was on old reddit, so I never saw them

  • esc27@kbin.social
    12·
    1 year ago

    Ban NSFW posts entirely. Require subreddits to pay to be private. Take over/shut down subs that don’t make enough ad revenue for their subscriber count. Corporate sponsored/run subreddits plus taking over popular subs to hand over to corporate sponsors. New premium currency to spend on enhanced up/down votes (10x effect normal votes, no limit to use on posts/comments). Newer Reddit to replace old and new Reddit. Updated app required to browse on mobile, requires notification permissions to run. Ban subreddit customization. Subs must allow image posts and use chat. Block linking to 3rd party image and video hosts.

    • Igloojoe@kbin.social
      7·
      1 year ago

      Pretty confident NSFW porn content ban will be coming quick. Seems like their next step to making reddit more advertiser friendly.

      • bobthened
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yeah. Imgur has stated they plan to remove porn from their site. I would not be surprised if reddit followed suit at some point.

    • slifer@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      Why do I feel like Spez would be reading your comment and taking notes? 100% sounds like something he’d do to appease the investors …

    • HandsHurtLoL@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Okay, but I honestly would have been okay if spez had announced that this would have gone into effect July 1 instead of API changes. I would have loved to live on reddit forever in a walled garden.

  • HandsHurtLoL@kbin.social
    10·
    1 year ago

    Next bad decision: no usernames, you must use your actual government name and verify not by email, but with a photo or photoscan of a government-issued ID. This will be done in the name of cracking down on bots and troll farms, but will have the unintended consequence of driving off anyone with half a brain cell about how your internet history can come back to haunt you straight off the platform.

    • Overzeetop@kbin.social
      5·
      1 year ago

      Ooooo- that’s a good one! They should require a full scan of a verification document like a RealID drivers license or passport.

  • gentleman@kbin.social
    10·
    1 year ago

    @swnt Spez will just keep doing what he’s doing because he doesn’t know how to be different. Who knows what new counterproductive idea he’ll force on the people there. Fidelity just reduced the valuation of the company - again. At some point between Fidelity and Tencen the investors may throw his ass out, which would be fitting. Eventually happens to people with Hubris like his.

  • Ononotagain@kbin.social
    7·
    1 year ago

    Selling “Blue Check” Verified accounts for a subscription. Well, I mean after killing NSFW content. Obviously.

  • RheingoldRiver@kbin.social
    5·
    1 year ago
    1. Reddit Platinum/Premium/Orange gives you an orange check by your name, for the low cost of $10/month
    2. old.reddit actually still exists, but only if you pay for Reddit Platinum
    3. In order to vote you must have Reddit Platinum
    4. Actually, in order to become a moderator you must have Reddit Platinum - that’s right, you have to pay them to volunteer. And you still have to follow the Mod Code of Conduct.
      • aluminiumsandworm@kbin.social
        4·
        1 year ago

        newnewreddit: 10 adds per post, every subreddit is blended together, and the comments from random other posts are added to every post. also the orangered vs periwinkle april fools weapons get added and cost money

      • Gorejelly@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        New new reddit: Actual posts are limited to one per page. All other posts are bots or adverts. The real post moves away from the mouse pointer as you approach it. Gotta catch that post! Sometimes the bots/adverts posts will jump in front of the bullet (mouse click) to save the actual post (sometimes = most of the time).

  • abff08f4813c@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    To stop scrappers, offer the same pricing as API to anyone using the web version of reddit. (New or old doesn’t matter.) Ordinary users have to pay, per thousand comments, to see reddit.

    Actually, do the same thing with the official app (since folks could otherwise use it for free and take screenshots or something). But leave the ads in too.

  • Temperche@feddit.de
    2·
    1 year ago

    Cut 50% of paid staff to save costs. Then the subreddits have free reign to post NSFW or whatnot without consequences.