this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2023
1728 points (98.8% liked)

Technology

59038 readers
4507 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
L3s@fry.gs
L4s@fry.gs
L4s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
1728
Reddit abandons user privacy - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by key95@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
175 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I left a couple of months ago. Couldn't be happier.

The writing is on the wall. The leader thinks the Genius-with-hair-transplants is a superstar, despite destroying a globally recognised brand. Inspired by this, Spez is trying to get Reddit ready for an IPO. This means, maximise profits by any means.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Reddit spokesperson Sierra Gamelgaard declined to provide further clarification when reached by Ars Technica for comment.

Meanwhile, Reddit's policy update aligns with its outspoken goals to become profitable and its plans to eventually go public.

Other privacy policy changes announced Wednesday include allowing users to choose to see "fewer" ads regarding alcohol, dating, gambling, pregnancy and parenting, and weight loss.

However, clickbait and shock value posts are a strong deviation from what people tend to treasure most about Reddit: real human advice, discussions, and insight.

A support page says Reddit's Contributor Program will avoid "fraud, spam, bad actors, and illegal activities" by putting users through Persona's Know Your Customer screening.

Advance Publications, which owns Ars Technica parent Condé Nast, is the largest shareholder in Reddit.

The original article contains 785 words, the summary contains 125 words. Saved 84%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!