r/technology • u/DomesticErrorist22 • Nov 28 '24

Social Media Reddit overtakes X in popularity of social media platforms in UK

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/28/reddit-overtakes-x-in-popularity-of-social-media-platforms-in-uk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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u/Worth-Silver-484 Nov 28 '24

How do you find new subs if you only see what you subscribe to?

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u/Zouden Nov 28 '24

Crossposts and links in comments, word of mouth etc.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

So let me get this straight. You are browsing r/all and r/popular and surprised you’re seeing subreddits you don’t want to see?

Thats just an idiotic complaint

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u/Worth-Silver-484 Nov 28 '24

Only seeing what you subscribe to is almost like reading the same book over and over.

Either way. If you block or mute a sub or Redditor you should nvr see them again. Reddit on the other hand says nope. Now we will show them twice as much. Blocking ppl is about the only thing tiktok got right.

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u/WHYAREWEALLCAPS Nov 28 '24

Only seeing what you subscribe to is almost like reading the same book over and over.

I see someone doesn't have interesting hobbies or hobbies that constantly have new things. Or that doesn't like talking to other people who have the same interests. Just browsing looking for something new just because it's new sure sounds an awful lot like FOMO.

I don't need a constant stream of new subreddits and the ones I'm in provide plenty of different topics to discuss, especially the local subreddits. I have 224 different subreddits in my curated list of subreddits. If you think they're all posting the same basic thing, you have no idea what you're talking about. Or you're just a shill.

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u/Nchi Nov 28 '24

That isn't the same sub showing through blocks, that's just asshole subs remaking themselves over and over under slightly different names or themes. Or you are using RES to block and it's not carrying over to mobile. Literally never see subs I banned unless it's the rename bs. 'velvet hippos' smd

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

If you block people on Reddit, you never see them agaib

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

This feature has been broken for many moons and does not reliably work

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

You sure?