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Site to track Subreddit's as they go dark (reddark.untone.uk)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by RedPander@lemmy.rogers-net.com to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Hopefully I'm posting this in the right place, but I see Reddit developments as Tech news right now.

Wanted to share a website that is tracking Subreddits that have/will be going dark. It even has a sound notification for when they change their status.

Edit: Adding the stream https://www.twitch.tv/reddark_247

Double Edit: Data visualization https://blackout.photon-reddit.com/

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[-] RedPander@lemmy.rogers-net.com 18 points 11 months ago

I'm curious if you directed the users of those subs to any particular alternative?

I mean, apparently they are already bleeding money, but I doubt that these changes are going to do much to help in that regard.

[-] followthewhiterabbit@beehaw.org 15 points 11 months ago

On two we presented the options abailable (Lemmy, Mastodon, Usnet and so on), on the biggest we didn't do that. It was a last-minute announcement, so didn't really have the time (also too many cooks with different recipes, so to speak).

I'm sure it won't matter in the long run, but should we not try? A giant company runs on advertising. And the time we stop users interacting and engaging with these ads can only be a good thing.

As I'm writing this, 4,669 of 6,934 subs have gone dark.

Its beautiful to see.