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

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by RedPander@lemmy.rogers-net.com to c/technology

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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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[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

My partner is a casual reddit user; the experience change was immediately apparent. She got bored and switched to facebook because all of the niche communities that the larger subreddits repost from went silent.

[–] BlackCoffee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This should be bumped.

The smaller/niche communities is what made Reddit interesting.

When those eventually decide to pack and the only vibrant communities are the meme subreddits etc then you would probably see a drop in usage.

[–] s_s@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

My GF is also a pretty casual reddit user and she was pretty pissed about her favorite subs being closed.