Reddit protest updates: news on the apps shutting down and Reddit’s fights with mods
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The subreddit protests may have had a small yet significant impact on Reddit’s traffic.
The subreddit blackout may have ended for many, but data from SimilarWeb may show that it has had a real impact, according to Engadget today — one that could explain threatening messages mods received this week.
The outlet saw documents showing a total 6.6 percent drop in daily visits from the day before the blackout’s June 12th start to the end of June 13th (about 57 million down to 52 million) as well as falling engagement time that Engadget says is a three-year low.
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