• @foggy@lemmy.world
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    81 year ago

    The 3% figure was just month over month from May to June.

    I read that article. It was very misleading. You took the bait.

    • @kava@lemmy.world
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      11 year ago

      Are the numbers false? I saw a previous measure on an article that was around 3% as well.

      Obviously we don’t know the traffic chance since July 1st but the announcement to kill API was made in May. Presumably there would have been an impact because of the changes that contributed to the 3%.

      • @foggy@lemmy.world
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        101 year ago

        No just misleading.

        First because it’s web traffic, not all traffic. And the big loss for reddit is their 3rd party app users, which are not included in that figure.

        Second, Reddit didn’t take a big hit in the window they discussed. The downard spiral began as a warning shot for two days on June 12th.

        The real damage Reddit dies to themselves began July 1st.

        I’d rather see April vs September numbers. And have it be measuring engagement. How many submissions, comments, etc.

        But even then, reddit is losing 3rd party bot detection, and gaining bots. So it’s a lot harder to measure than the article suggests.

        • @kava@lemmy.world
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          31 year ago

          Good points. I’m curious to see how the situation develops going forward. Social media websites are quite chaotic at the moment. Reddit is playing with fire, just like Elon with Twitter

      • @SulaymanF@lemmy.world
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        41 year ago

        The apps didn’t shut down until June 30 or July 1.

        Second, 99% of Reddit users don’t post content, and the power users were pretty upset and many left. Reddit May keep chugging along for a bit but content will get stale. It won’t turn into 9gag overnight but over a few weeks you’ll see a change.

      • @5too@lemmy.world
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        11 year ago

        I don’t know that they’re false, but they’re misleading. Not only was it traffic for June, but the thing Spez will care about is advertising dollars - and as others have said, the more communities are flagged NSFW, the fewer ad spaces can be sold.