HeartyBeast@kbin.social to Apple@kbin.social · 1 year agoReddit.com /r/Apple has just gone privatemessage-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareEquipLordBritish@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAs 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.
minus-squareRealtrain@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt 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.
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.
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.