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[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 days ago

Came to Mastodon when Elon nabbed Twitter, came to Lemmy when the Reddit apps got stuffed. (Well, I originally got on Kbin, not Lemmy.)

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

I was permanently banned on Reddit June 2024 because I said I hoped the libs of TikTok monster would get hit by a bus.

[–] Gild@lemmy.zip 0 points 6 days ago

Yeah, got a few temp bans for talking about shitler/muskrat and they perma-banned my account for "harassment". The post they linked me to didn't even link to a comment; it wasn't something I remember posting on.

I was getting tired of the culture over there anyway. I was also tired of arguing with conservatives who think their shit doesn't stink and regurgitate Fox News talking points about the "illegals" and ICE.

[–] KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 314 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Left reddit during the api/apps fiasco.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 79 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

…No? I’m pretty sure that was the first massive wave of relatively diverse active users. Lemmy was pretty fringe before that happened. I think there are tens of thousands of us.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago

That's a LOT of dozens!

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[–] YaksDC@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 week ago
[–] Thrife@feddit.org 24 points 1 week ago

Same here! My app stopped working (rip rif.... You will be missed...!), I thought I give the official reddit app a try, it wouldn't let me log in no matter what I tried and then I heard of lemmy via feddit. Only went back once to delete all my data and to close my account.

[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 week ago

In hindsight, I'm really glad reddit did this. They single handedly gave their competitor (Lemmy) critical mass to be a true alternative. Without enough users, it's just not the same.

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[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 79 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I left reddit because fuck them
I still read through reddit pages if they come up in search - there's just too much useful info to ignore it. But I'm not going there directly

[–] nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Ditto. Use libreddit instances to read, but I do not feed the beast

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[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 66 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Dropped Reddit cold turkey when they closed the API.

It was an adjustment at first, but I do feel like the ecosystem has continued to grow and evolve, as well as me just adapting to what was on offer better.

I still never purposefully visit Reddit, but sometimes I just end up there from search results or links and it gives me the ick.

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[–] Jeffool@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I wasn't banned, I just came here because of their API changes like many others. I always bring up "the grass is greener where you water it," so I came here, and mod !gamedev@lemmy.world. I still view and use reddit some; it's just more popular. But I try to do my part to make the Lemmy space a little more robust.

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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I left Reddit in disgust during the API situation. All the cool kids were coming here, so I did too.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same here (I was never one of the cool kids, though).

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Lemmy is full of dorks, and I love that. Among its other flaws, Reddit could be mean-spirited at times. I haven't seen the same willingness to ignore ordinary human decency in favour of karma-farming here.

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Left from api and spez being a terrible piece of shit. Was never banned. Stayed away from the many things that Reddit has done since

[–] OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 week ago

I escaped when they killed their API.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 26 points 1 week ago

I too moved over during the api hulabaloo but I only used the website. I just was pretty sick of it and when I looked at the federation I was like. this is fine. Many folks want more numbers but I can take it or leave it as I like the sorta in crowd we got going.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I left over 2 years ago because of the whole API thing

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'll be honest I came to the platform before the whole API-pocolypse because Reddit was down for about half a day, and I was getting tired of Reddit's BS. But ultimately the API-pocolypse made me swear never to post to Reddit again and cut it cold turkey, more or less.

[–] zonnewin@feddit.nl 11 points 1 week ago

I was taking part in the blackout, but obviously Reddit the company did not listen, so I left. And here I am.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Third party apps being killed was the final straw. I’d participated for more than a decade, but reddit changed. The hive mind got worse, bots took over, you couldn’t really have a discussion anymore. Downvotes were default, if your comment even got engaged, with while the rest were people/bots recycling tired old quips and reposts trying to ride a karma train for internet points. Somehow reddit decided to make sure right-wing subs had free rein despite knowing bad actors and paid foreign influence were blatantly happening. Then of course there’s reddit corporate sanitizing reddit by force and cramming ads and a their shitty app down users’ throats.

Reddit used to be the Old Internet in one place, but corporate f’d that up.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My one year anniversary was last month. Fuck Reddit shutting down Apollo and other clients. I was only a lurker, but here feels more like community and I'm pretty active.

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[–] Dellpeanuts5@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago

I also left after the api access changes. I am so glad I switched, this a much more ethical model of operation.

[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Came here after API changes because I hold a grudge and I refuse to use the app again. Genuinely fucking unusable, all of the recent reviews are 1 or 2 star

[–] ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Came here when they killed RiF, 2 years ago I think.

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[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not banned, but the app I used stopped working, and the official app is horse shit. So I just leave.

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[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Moved from reddit because reddit is now infested with old twitter people who are just so annoying. Also I like the idea of a non centralized social media.

left because of api changes and their increasing censorship of content they don't like (I miss r/all having r/eyeblech).

[–] LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Left because of Apollo shutting down. Thanks, Voyager devs, for recreating that experience on a different platform. :-]

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[–] win95@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When they killed third party apps while disregarding the need for accessibility completely - their own app doesn't even let blind people manage their own subreddit because of that.

So yeah, because I left reddit.

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[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

As I've said before, Reddit's become the new Quora / Yahoo Answers.

[–] Schwim@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago

There are dozen of us! Dozen!

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 11 points 1 week ago

Im mainly here cause I find the idea of the fediverse an intriguing concept to be honest :3

[–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Came to Lemmy when reddit fucked up the api change. Month ago my Lemmy instance closed up so I moved to piefed instead as I find it more acceptable (take it as you want).

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[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I came here because I needed my FIX and well, reddit banned me for saying I should be allowed to punch nazis. Permanent, appeal instantly denied, which, yikes.

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Reddit is a shit platform, became worse with the IPO and LLMs, but mainly, to me, the moderation is completely haphazard and the shitty posters were let loose. The inconsistency in moderation made me give up on being constructive.

Here, if you find an instance and communities with good ground rules you agree with, it works. You even have a modlog for transparency.

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[–] pahulf@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Just joined 30 mins ago after I found out (really late) that OpenAI was using Reddit to train its LLM.

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[–] CodeBlooded@programming.dev 10 points 1 week ago

I left Reddit after the Apollo app was no longer usable due to the whole API thing. Their app is garbage and until recently their mobile website wouldn’t work (it would force you to visit with the app to view some subreddits).

Now, I use Voyager with Lemmy. I still check in on Reddit from time to time or when searching for info, but I use Lemmy mostly now.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 10 points 1 week ago

I became aware of Lemmy during reddit’s API bullshit. I left, and never posted there again. Let their greed, bots, and enshittification rot.

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