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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Reddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visits

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Reddit protest plunges user engagement, site activity and ad portal visits

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

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technology@lemmy.world

Reddit protest by its community moderators has impacted user engagements, traffic and visits to its ad portal since its beginning on June 12.

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but 10% is 60+% of actual human engagement. The rest are just bots talking to themselves and clicking ad links.
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  And the front page is filled with trash from fringe subs.

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