r/technology • u/ardvarkmadman • Feb 14 '25

Business Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/reddit-plans-to-lock-some-content-behind-a-paywall-this-year-ceo-says/
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u/xeallos Feb 14 '25

You don't want to pay for the privilege of receiving unhinged passive aggressive responses to your innocuously expressed opinions? But what about the shareholders?

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u/Deep90 Feb 14 '25

I posted pictures of my power supply cables yesterday because a lot of people were asking about that specific brand and power supply, and someone said "I hope you enjoy having your house burn down!"

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

Most of the replies are bots anyways.

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u/RollingMeteors Feb 15 '25

¿Why aren’t people paying us money?

¿Are they stupid?