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News of Reddit's new block function gets 175 upvotes on r/RedditAlternatives. Most users are excited for the Digg relaunch. (old.reddit.com)
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If you still have a Reddit account, feel free to chime in with your thoughts on the Digg relaunch compared to Lemmy/Mbin/Piefed :)

https://old.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/1jizbyz/reddits_new_block_update_will_adversely_affect/

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

I wonder how Reddit managed to fuck the blocking function up so fucking bad.

No, wait, I don't. I know how:

  • Reddit doesn't hire people to curb down harassment because that reduces the margins of profit
  • harassment runs rampant in the site
  • some users want to hide from harassers, and suggest that blocking should prevent the blocked from contacting the blocker
  • Reddit be like: "that's cheaper than doing the right thing! Let's do it!"
  • new blocking has exploits and more exploits, since it allows unilateral control of the conversation
  • Reddit tries to fix those exploits, introducing even more exploits

Anyway. Will Digg enshittify again? (Yes.) And unless the functionality of the site changes upon relaunching, Digg is not a good replacement for what Reddit has become; Reddit is not just a link-sharing platform any more, it's more like a bunch of forums.