60% of subreddits are still dark! Reddit activity down 30%

x-post from https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/28560/


The reddit blackout is even more effectivte than expected! 5177/8829 (~60%) of subreddits are still dark [1] and the posts per minute are down to 1000 from 1400 [2].

This is huge. Subreddits were supposed to be back up yesterday. I personally missed Reddit the first day but now I am super comfortable here.

Glad to have found a new place to hang out!

Edit: Reddit has 100k subs, 60% out of those who officially signed up

[1] https://reddark.untone.uk/

[2] https://www-heise-de.translate.goog/news/Reddit-Blackout-dauert-an-30-Prozent-weniger-Aktivitaet-Werbebranche-wartet-ab-9189048.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.ho.rdf.beitrag.beitrag&_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

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15 Comments

Stellario@pawb.social · 13 pts · 3y (6 replies)

That's amazing.

syl@programming.dev · 5 pts · 3y (5 replies)

Are these 60% of all subreddits or 60% of the subreddits that made the claim that they'd be going dark?

samus12345@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

60% of the ones that made the claim. There are millions of subreddits.

khab@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y (2 replies)

The latter. Still pretty significant, mind you, with some really heavyweight subs still staying closed.
https://reddark.untone.uk/

Gerryflap@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Damn that's still a lot more than I thought. Hopefully it sends a message and advertisers and investors start getting annoyed and put pressure on Reddit

operator@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

actually, why care. i am fine here. the community is way nicer and everything is new and evolving.

operator@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

60% of those subreddits that made the claim. The blackout is now on its 3rd day and many big ones (e.g. r/apple, r/formula1) are staying dark indefinitely.

Herbstzeitlose@feddit.de · 13 pts · 3y

60% of subreddits that intended to go dark in the first place, not of all active subreddits.

Tigbitties@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I think it will be worse when RIF and Appolo stop working.

operator@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

+bot moderators.

whoharold@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Same, I just hope development picks up to match the traffic.

RomeCallen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

i have faith it will

just stick with it and i bet this place is practically unrecognizable soon. lots of smart people trying to grapple with all this

levochemist@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y

well I got permabanned for shitting on spez and awkwardtheturtle so this is good to see. Fuck awkwardtheturtle btw.

IceCapp@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

Here is the website where you can see recent blackout activity and the graphs.

https://blackout.photon-reddit.com/

MrAegis@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y

Just pointing out on your first edit - There are millions of subs, but the vast majority of those are empty/inactive. We only care about the large/active ones anyway.

https://github.com/chapmanjacobd/reddit_mining/blob/main/insights.md