* using engagement as a ranking metric. This ensures the content is addictive, even if it's low quality
* the reactionary fabricated content they keep because it went viral
* important news won't surface until hours after an even happens unless an admin stickies it because they removed their traditional ranking algorithm
* the shift away from subreddits being communities and towards social media style entities
I wish reddit's alternatives gained some traction. Voat had some promise but got taken over by racist bots. saidit might have some potential.
* using engagement as a ranking metric. This ensures the content is addictive, even if it's low quality
* the reactionary fabricated content they keep because it went viral
* important news won't surface until hours after an even happens unless an admin stickies it because they removed their traditional ranking algorithm
* the shift away from subreddits being communities and towards social media style entities
I wish reddit's alternatives gained some traction. Voat had some promise but got taken over by racist bots. saidit might have some potential.