just so this doesn’t overwhelm our front page too much, i think now’s a good time to start consolidating discussions. existing threads will be kept up, but unless a big update comes let’s try to keep what’s happening in this thread instead of across 10.

developments to this point:

The Verge is on it as usual, also–here’s their latest coverage (h/t @dirtmayor@beehaw.org):

other media coverage:

    • Pigeon@beehaw.orgEnglish
      22·
      2 years ago

      That is fantastic news.

      I’ve already deleted my reddit account, but I use RedReader primarily as a “look, don’t touch” way to view reddit anyways. RedReader allows you to customize so much that you can turn off all the voting buttons and the reply buttons, so you just get a nice minimalist reading experience, don’t have the constant tiny mental overhead of voting, and don’t risk getting tempted into impulsively wasting your time (and supporting reddit) writing comments/posts.

      Edit: being able to use RedReader for Lemmy would be wonderful, but it looks like that might be a thing in the distant future, perhaps, but not the near future.

      • Camus@beehaw.orgEnglish
        11·
        2 years ago

        Interesting, I might do a similar approach in the coming weeks just to keep an eye on some niche subs

        • snota@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          4·
          2 years ago

          I’m going to hold off on deleting mine so I can repost stuff to quieter leemy communities to keep them going until it happens more organically.

    • Bellatired@beehaw.orgEnglish
      8·
      2 years ago

      I’m using libreddit on PC, and Offline Reader for Reddit for my android, I’m not good at tech stuff, can anyone confirm if they are also exempted?

      • rakkhun@beehaw.orgEnglish
        9·
        2 years ago

        I believe that libreddit is looking for a workaround against the reddit api changes, if they cannot find one they will move to web scraping

      • Pigeon@beehaw.orgEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Unless they find a workaround or switch to web scraping, I don’t think so. RedReader was exempted specifically because it has a lot of accessibility features for blind users who use screen readers.