Because reddit cutoff API access to third-party apps.

I joined Lemmy when Reddit made the API pricing changes and effectively killed off third party apps. I was a “RIF is fun” user. Formerly “Reddit is fun” and formerly just “Reddit.” I’d been using that app for so so long. It literally used to be called Reddit.

I gave the official app a try. It was shit. I’ve fiddled with it since and it’s marginally better now (some specific bugs are gone).

The big reason for me, and why I don’t* use Reddit now is because Spez (the CEO) lied about a conversation with the developer of (I think) Apollo, a different third party app. If you wanna look into it you can, others can share a link if they feel inclined. The dev recorded the conversation. Basically Spez misunderstood something that the dev said as a small joke to lighten the mood. The misunderstanding was quickly corrected. But Spez said it as if it was something real and a threat. Basically saying the dev was saying they could buy their app out if they wanted them to go away. Really twisted their words. Even in the recording you can tell it’s a joke, it’s said light heartedly and with different words that didn’t make it sound like a threat.

So fuck 'em.

*: I have used it, but like less than 1‰ what I did before. It’s a last resort, not a go-to. Plus, I avoid reddit.com links in search results now because so many subreddits you just can’t view from the mobile site without logging in or they reject incognito/VPNs… It’s insane.

i never used Reddit, but came from 9gag here in the search for something where you can actually filter the content. being foss and decentralized (both of which I’m a huge fan) was an added bonus

The Reddit APIcolypse of 2023. I came crawling back to Reddit a few weeks ago though. Lemmy doesn’t have the size to support the kind of niches that Reddit has, and Reddit has a much broader user base as well, so conversations are more interesting because I can’t predict what 80% of the responses to any topic will be.

Reddit api change and could not use a free app to access the place.

As for why .world specifically I don’t remember. I picked one from the list and it was probably not sorted alphabetically at least.

Anybody on here with an account age of roughly 2yr 10m is probably here because of the API changes lol

I used to use a 3rd party reddit app, and refused to use the awful 1st party app when they made it mandatory. So I deleted my account, and came here instead!

Though this account is only a few months old, I’ve been on Lemmy for a few years under various accounts.

I joined because of the API changes. Fuck Reddit and fuck spez

API change and third party app fiasco.

Never got banned from anything, I just left on principle. Really looking to move on from big tech altogether. It’s gonna take years.

I joined Lemmy during the Reddit API controversy, which resulted in my favourite iOS Reddit app being removed from the market.

I’m enjoying it here. It reminds me of Reddit in the early 2000s. You can actually have meaningful conversations here, whereas on Reddit your contributions get lost in all the noise, and the karma system makes conversation less organic. I’m enjoying my time here.

Got banned for expressing compassion for Palestinians. I suspect they’re using AI to moderate and it’s making mistakes, as it is everywhere else. Also they only want bots over there now. Humans just cause problems. I’m pleasantly surprised to find the average IQ over here to be significantly higher. You guys are better company.

I got the warning for supporting Luigi Mangione. I immediately looked for an alternative.

Apollo for Reddit shut down, and Reddit’s app sucks. Voyager looks identical to Apollo, so I moved to it.

The Reddit website began stopping me from browsing on mobile

Suggesting on reddit worldnews that Gazan deserved basic human rights.