Now Reddit’s not just promoting ragebait and AI generated stories, but divisive conservative rhetoric. Anyone else notice the non-political subreddits spontaneously hosting a population of chuds and propagandists where a few weeks ago they weren’t tolerated?

Has reddit changed the algorithm? Has some nation begun its bot operation? Has reddit deployed bots at musk’s behest? Has twitter sent its worst users to brigade? (All of twitter’s users are its worst users) I don’t know, but the effect is striking. All I’m certain about is that I’m avoiding reddit even harder now.

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    i’ve left reddit for the most part, as of a few days ago. i’ve signed up here. still trying to tweak my subscriptions

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      I recommend sorting by all and blocking everything you’re not interested in, works better for me than searching communities to subscribe to.

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      Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay.

      I’ve been here for 1.5 years now, ever since the previous Reddit exodus.
      Its not as big, so finding a niche community is a bit tricky sometimes. But overall I find this place quite cozy.

      One recommendation I tend to give to newbies is to ignore the .ml instances. They claim to be Marxist-Leninists and the moderation there tends to be iffy at best.

      Other than that using this place has been smooth sailing for me.