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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit(www.theguardian.com)

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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit::A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

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tamiya_tt02@lemmy.world
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I only go back to Resdit when my Google search doesn’t take me where I need to go.

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effward@lemmy.world
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Which, unfortunately, is far too often. In my recent experience…

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Xanis@lemmy.world
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I literally use Reddit to fix Google Search results when I actually need an answer. At the very least I’ll typically find the starting string. Though that’s less due to the quality of Reddit and more because of its longevity.

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kase@lemmy.world
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Sometimes Lemmy pops up on my google search! That always makes me smile

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krotti@sh.itjust.works
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I’ve often found removed responses, which is a good thing, just makes my quest to find an answer harder.

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z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml
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At least use a redirect extension that gives you an alternative, lighter frontend. Teddit might be mostly gone, but there are still Libreddit instances alive and active. And on Android, Stealth still works.

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FutileRecipe@lemmy.world
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…when my Google search doesn’t take me where I need to go.

Tried Kagi?

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