Reddit Blames Google Algorithm Changes For Not Hitting User Growth.
So after Google literally paid Reddit for its content and then ranked them incredibly well in Google Search and its search features, Reddit during its earnings call blamed Google's search algorithm for not hitting its expected user growth.
All th AI bots making posts aren't helping with growth?
Or, hear me out, they went public and now they are making their product worse as enshittification takes its toll.
yeah i mean i know my workarounds like old.reddit and certain third party apps that still work, but most users aren't doing that. Everytime i accidentally end up on the default reddit experience i am amazed by how messy, ad-riddled, and annoying it is to use. If that was the only way i knew how to use the site, I would simply open the site less.
I use old.reddit in desktop mode still, on occasion. Today I clicked on a screenshot of a game cause I wanted more detail. I was directed to the new Reddit interface. I right clicked on the image and chose "open image in new tab" and got the new Reddit interface. I tried CTRL-scroll to zoom in the image, and it made the UI elements larger and in the process shrunk the image. I left the site.
Maybe they shouldn't have given exclusive access to Google. Bing and all Bing-based engines stopped being able to show Reddit results. So now Google has a monopoly on reddit results. Reddit is just learning the shitty effect of monopolies and it serves them right.
"You mean I hitched my wagon to Grabthor The Wagon Destroyer, and he destroyed my wagon? This is an outrage!"
Bing and all Bing-based engines stopped being able to show Reddit results.
Not accurate, actually!
They can still show some old results, but reddit only allows Google to crawl reddit. Part of their AI deal.
Still don't understand how a "forum" can be a listed company....
Reddit's business isn't a forum, that's just part of the product extraction process
HAHA
Keeeeeeek.
