▲ 541 ▼ With Reddit flirting with requiring Age verification, the next Rexit might be around the corner, are we ready? (piefed.social) submitted 7 months ago by Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.world 243 comments fedilink hide all child comments With previous Rexit's like the API debarcle etc. many users were left looking for an alternative, but with decision fatigue and bad UX etc. most did not find the Fediverse a viable option. What needs to still improve, how can we be ready this time?
[–] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social [S] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) Reddit already requires it in the UK, afik. But it's mostly speculation form my side. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] rglullis@communick.news 5 points 7 months ago Reddit already requires it in the UK Yes, and do we have any numbers about UK usage before/after the changes? Do we have any idea of how many people there: looked for an alternative? looked for an alternative and were not satisfied? looked for an alternative and migrated successfully? And for those that were not satisfied, what was failing to them? Was the Fediverse so bad that they rather go back to Reddit, or did they just quit social media altogether? The UK started asking for age verification ~5 months ago. That should give us more than enough data to take a look at this objectively. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rglullis@communick.news 5 points 7 months ago Reddit already requires it in the UK Yes, and do we have any numbers about UK usage before/after the changes? Do we have any idea of how many people there: looked for an alternative? looked for an alternative and were not satisfied? looked for an alternative and migrated successfully? And for those that were not satisfied, what was failing to them? Was the Fediverse so bad that they rather go back to Reddit, or did they just quit social media altogether? The UK started asking for age verification ~5 months ago. That should give us more than enough data to take a look at this objectively. permalink fedilink source parent