SA Mentioned in New York Times

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Hyrax Attack!: Jan 13, 2009; We demand to be taken seriously

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Reddit�s I.P.O. Is a Content Moderation Success Story
The site�s journey from toxic cesspool to trusted news source illustrates the business value of keeping bad actors at bay.

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A decade ago, no one in their right mind would have put �Reddit� and �publicly traded company� in the same sentence.

At the time, Reddit was known as one of the darkest parts of the internet � an anything-goes forum where trolls, extremists and edgelords reigned. Light on rules and overseen by an army of volunteer moderators, Reddit � which once hosted popular communities devoted to nonconsensual pornography, overt racism and violent misogyny, among other topics � was often spoken of in the same breath as online cesspools like 4chan and SomethingAwful.

Few could have predicted back then that Reddit would eventually clean up its act, shed its reputation for toxicity and go public, as it is expected to on Thursday at a $6.4 billion valuation.

Today, Reddit is a gem of the internet, and a trusted source of news and entertainment for millions of people. It�s one of the last big platforms that feel unmistakably human � messy and rough around the edges, sure, but a place where real people gather to talk about real things, unmediated by algorithms and largely free of mindless engagement bait. Many people, me included, have gotten in the habit of appending �Reddit.com� to our Google searches, to ensure we actually get something useful.

I have slight concerns about the outlook of this tech columnist as I would not use "Reddit" in the same sentence as "trusted source of news."

Non-paywall link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/...&smid=url-share

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 22:52

20 Blunts: Jan 21, 2017

~~the Suck My Dick new york times~~

excuse me the new-york-suck-my-dick-times

im a bit ashamed at my own ndignation - this site for all its faults and certain sub forums (i guess? idk forum drama specifically), was the first more general space online I remember the r-word and f-word being stopped, and then being quick to mute transphobic poo poo later on as that has proliferated

whatever at this point even my most blindly optimistic liberal friends see through the passive voice and fundamental spinelessness of the NYT. rich men's children.

20 Blunts fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Mar 21, 2024

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:31

Grey Cat: Jun 3, 2023; Doing stuff and things

This guy clearly never visited GBS, we only have a couple bad actors but it's hardly a cesspool. A tar pit at best.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:32

Zippy the Bummer: Dec 14, 2008; Silent Majority
The Don
LORD COMMANDER OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES

sa might outlive them

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:32

Dicere: Oct 31, 2005; Non plaudite modo pecuniam jacite.

Truly the paper has hit a new low today.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:33

bradzilla: Oct 15, 2004

thast' crazy op

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:33

Minotaurus Rex: Feb 25, 2007; if this accounts a rockin'
don't come a knockin'

This is one of the least cessed pools on the internet :colbert:

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:35

Grey Cat: Jun 3, 2023; Doing stuff and things

Took one look at the cover of the book and called it a day. "Something Awful"

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:35

Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

this place was better when it was a cesspool imho

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:37

Seth Pecksniff: May 27, 2004; can't believe shrek is fucking dead. rip to a real one.

Hell yeah we're the most troll free cesspool on the Internet :peanut:

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:38

Hammerite: Mar 9, 2007; And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.; Jade Ear Joe

Congratulations on the cesspool Jeffrey

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:40

Saalkin: Jun 29, 2008

Love to hang out on an internet cesspool

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:40

Grey Cat: Jun 3, 2023; Doing stuff and things

Mel Mudkiper posted:

this place was better when it was a cesspool imho

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:41

Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

five years strong bay bee

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:42

pro starcraft loser: Jan 23, 2006; Stand back, this could get messy.

Chilling in this cesspool like I'm hanging out in a hot tub.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:43

Bad Purchase: Jun 17, 2019

"unmediated by algorithms and largely free of mindless engagement bait"

oh for sure

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:45

You Are A Werewolf: Apr 26, 2010; Black Gold!

Goon Cesspool is a bad rear end band or user name.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:46

ElectricSheep: Jan 14, 2006; she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

"here's how that's bad for Joe Biden"

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:46

BAGS FLY AT NOON: Apr 6, 2011; A Soft Nylon Bag

I think you mean the �failing� New York Times op

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:47

Extra Large Marge: Jan 21, 2004; Fun Shoe

I must be using a different version of Reddit

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:50

Vampire Panties: Apr 18, 2001; nposter; Nap Ghost

Extra Large Marge posted:

I must be using a different version of Reddit

at a 6 billion valuation for Reddit

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:52

Mozi: Apr 4, 2004; Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die; Nap Ghost

another swing and a miss by the Old Grey Lady

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:54

ChickenHeart: Nov 28, 2007; Take me at your own risk.; Kiss From a Hog

We may be a cesspit but at least all our cess is original, home-grown material instead of the same animal/how-to/shock video being recirculated by bots every week

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:55

Random Stranger: Nov 27, 2009

Zippy the Bummer posted:

sa might outlive them

"Reddit or the New York Times?"

"Yes."

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:56

BAGS FLY AT NOON: Apr 6, 2011; A Soft Nylon Bag

ChickenHeart posted:

We may be a cesspit but at least all our cess is original, home-grown material instead of the same animal/how-to/shock video being recirculated by bots every week

It may be a cesspool but it�s our cesspool.

Also what subforum did the author get banned from?

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:58

Grey Cat: Jun 3, 2023; Doing stuff and things

BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:

It may be a cesspool but it�s our cesspool.

Also what subforum did the author get banned from?

C-Spam

# ? Mar 21, 2024 15:58

You Are A Werewolf: Apr 26, 2010; Black Gold!

Reddit�s formatting and upvotes/downvotes of posts is goddamn atrocious to try and parse.

I like our archaic dead forums. Everything nice and neat.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:02

Bad Purchase: Jun 17, 2019

i can't believe the lyin' failin' new york times didn't even credit us with getting donald trump elected

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_from_Something_Awful

NPR wouldn't have forgotten, that's for sure

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:03

Minotaurus Rex: Feb 25, 2007; if this accounts a rockin'
don't come a knockin'

Bad Purchase posted:

"unmediated by algorithms and largely free of mindless engagement bait"

oh for sure

Lmao

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:06

Hyrax Attack!: Jan 13, 2009; We demand to be taken seriously

Bad Purchase posted:

i can't believe the lyin' failin' new york times didn't even credit us with getting donald trump elected

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_from_Something_Awful

NPR wouldn't have forgotten, that's for sure

I do appreciate NPR�s frequent updates about how Caro is doing.

https://www.npr.org/2011/10/24/141646227/u-s-aid-worker-took-up-arms-with-libyas-rebels

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/14/1064143343/how-a-pact-made-in-prison-may-have-saved-an-americans-life

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:09

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

Vampire Panties posted:

at a 6 billion valuation for Reddit

It'll probably double immediately. This is a cursed timeline.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:22

hot cocoa on the couch: Dec 8, 2009

goatface posted:

It'll probably double immediately. This is a cursed timeline.

it'll pop maybe the first day to month and then crater, as insiders cash out to retail investors, like many meme IPOs over the past few years. there's no insider lockup period so they'll probably be dumping to market right away

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:27

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Grey Cat posted:

C-Spam

Huh big w for cspam

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:28

Bad Purchase: Jun 17, 2019

once they go public they'll finally be able to pay their enormous workforce of moderators. that's gotta be the reason they're raising money, right? to reward the people who have created all the value in the first place?

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:28

Turpitude II: Nov 10, 2014

yeah, remember that time that something awful hosted all those child sexual abuse subforums up until reddit alerted the news and got enough attention on it to force admins to shut it down?

or... wait. hold on a second... :thunk:

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:30

Bad Purchase: Jun 17, 2019

i've just had a great idea for an app

moderatr

a gig economy framework that can be used to connect moderators with platform operators

i'm going to be rich

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:31

MyChemicalImbalance: Sep 15, 2007; Keep on smilin'

Maybe he's right maybe we need updoots and bots and more advertising and then maybe we'll be as cool as Reddit and all get to buy in on an amazing IPO that would turn everyone into millionaires

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:32

Grey Cat: Jun 3, 2023; Doing stuff and things

Bad Purchase posted:

i've just had a great idea for an app

moderatr

a gig economy framework that can be used to connect moderators with platform operators

i'm going to be rich

Sounds more like grindr for reddit mods.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:32

Bad Purchase: Jun 17, 2019

Grey Cat posted:

Sounds more like grindr for reddit mods.

you're hired

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:34

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 22:52

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

jeffrey doesnt need filthy vc money. He's sitting on a hoard of bitcoin so big, well you cant see it, but i assure you it's big

# ? Mar 21, 2024 16:35

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