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[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 10 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Your last paragraph is a major point that I think a lot of people don't think about, and I'm surprised Reddits executive team didn't bail as soon as the AI was finishing the scrapes.

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

They didn't need to bail since they did the IPO and could just sell their shares. I haven't kept an eye on how much insider selling has gone on but I am sure they all have made bank over this past year, it is public info if anyone feels like looking it up. I would expect if the stock prices continues to tank and stays down you will start seeing executives abandon ship for greener pastures.

[–] EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

They have their own AI, but it’s an eyesore that undermines searching in a mobile browser. They added it after an update further deteriorated the Reddit App experience.

So they:

  1. further enshittified the app,
  2. put AI in the search bar.

And that’s within the last year or so.