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  • Realtrain@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Voat’s problem was that it became VERY political very quickly. Hopefully we won’t see that happen again, but I’m sure some of these substitutes will end up that way.

    I have a feeling in reality most of them will die out, but enthusiasts (especially tech enthusiasts) will keep one alive, sort of like reddit in the early days.

    • EquipLordBritish@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      As I remember it, VOAT’s userbase essentially got taken over by Neo-Nazis and/or nazi sympathizers. I thought it was great that reddit had competition and then that happened.

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        1 year ago

        It also appeared right when Reddit started cracking down on ultra-right-wing stuff. I’m sure that didn’t help.

        This time is power-users/tech people that Reddit has alienated, so it’ll be interesting to see how that influences some of these replacements.