So I’ve seen a few posts regarding news outlets calling the protests a failure, and I don’t really think that’s the case. The protests have clearly made an impact, especially if the Reddit CEO is willing to oust MODS to reopen subreddits. I truly believe that something has been jump started here on Lemmy, Kbin, and all of the fediverse. What happened on Reddit has simply pushed those already on the fence, or looking for other social media platforms to jump ship. I truly believe the impact is greater than what the media and Reddit in general want us to believe. Something has started here on the fediverse that simply cannot be stopped, all we can do is inform others and show why it’s the future of aggregated news boards and social media.
A non trivial amount of users. That makes me happy.
Be ready for another wave on the 30th/1st. Probably won’t be quite as big, but that’s when the 3rd party apps die.
I actually think it will be much bigger. I’d be surprised if there aren’t a lot of users in the wait-and-see-how-bad-it’s-really-going-to-be camp, although they probably won’t start showing up until a few days after the 1st.
Yep, especially considering the clear improvements that are constantly being implemented and the higher activity levels than before, what makes Lemmy/kbin feel more like a good alternative where people should migrate to
The bigger waves are likely to come with the inevitable old.reddit shutdown and porn bans.
Exactly. That will be a big milestone.