Following changes to its API access, users are forced to log in on the official Reddit app if they want to view NSFW content on mobile.

Following changes to its API access, users are forced to log in on the official Reddit app if they want to view NSFW content on mobile.

  • Hazdaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    672·
    1 year ago

    RIP In Pieces Reddit. This is what will finally kill that site.

    So how’s the pr0n scene on Lemmy? Asking for a friend.

      • Indie@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Using the connect app, how do I change my instance? It only seems to have 3 underneath it allows me to switch to, I can’t manually enter anything in the instance settings?

        • Resistentialism@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Not sure on connect. But what I personally do, I’ve made 2 accounts, one on each. And put them on liftoff inside of a secure folder. That way, I don’t have to necessarily search for what I want. I can just pop on to them and see what jumps out at me.

          Nevernind, I had connec ti stalled. If yiu want separate accounts. Just open the app, click at the top left and add the accounts there.

          • Indie@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Thanks. That eventually what I did. My brain seemed to ignore the option icon when clicking my username, and I was just looking below in the profile label and the settings label.

            Hilarious that once I read a post about adult material, I seemed to somehow motivate myself until I figured it out. Confused if that’s a good quality or not. Lol

            • Resistentialism@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              You’re welcome.

              Life truly works in mysterious way. Happy wanking, fella.

              I’d say it’s a good quality. Just bear in mind, I haven’t seen too many videos, and that’s my preferred method of viewing material.

        • tbblake@lemmy.worldEnglish
          103·
          1 year ago

          I heard somewhere but have no source, that porn was the driving reason behind VHS becoming so popular.

          • Sharkwellington@lemmy.oneEnglish
            51·
            1 year ago

            Streaming video as well. I remember when YouTube was new and PornHub was just straight up the best video host on the internet. People were uploading their SFW videos there because the buffering was so much better.

          • Jon Von Basslake@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            1 year ago

            Porn may have been one factor, but the bad recording times on beta are what really killed it. Here is a series of four videos detailing the differences between beta and VHS. And there was plenty of porn available on the beta.

          • Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Technology Connections did a REALLY good series of videos on VHS vs Betamax a few years back (and it is fun, if only because it was before he felt comfortable being incredibly snarky on camera).

            But the gist is: no. That is a myth. Betamax had porn too. The real reasons VHS won were that it had a better licensing agreement for third parties, the physical format made it easier to see if the rental was rewound (so you could charge if it wasn’t), and it allowed for higher capacity recordings (so sports).

            If you have a way to monetize? Porn is nice. The rental shops with the cowboy doors in the back tended to do better than the ones that only had Air Bud 51516161616. But, increasingly, the business model of social media (and the internet as a whole) is built around ads and sponsors. And even the dick pills companies tend to not like advertising alongside straight up porn. And all the incels and puritans even make advertising next to “hot tub streams” risky (even if you can often see much more risque stuff on billboards along the interstate…).

            And of the companies that decided “porn wins the internet”: Tumblr is a shadow of its former self once it got rid of all the good stuff. Snapchat and Instagram have always walked a VERY fine line with very strict moderation. And OnlyFans and PornHub are pretty much at the mercy of credit card companies even letting people spend money there.

            Not sure the benefits to locking it behind an app (or clicking the desktop site button in firefox) but between this and the ongoing “protests”? I wouldn’t be surprised if porn is straight up off reddit within the next year.

          • afraid_of_zombies2@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            1 year ago

            Imagine spending a thousand dollar right now on technology that has two standards not compatible and who knows if it is going to even work just so you could consume one type of media in the privacy of your home. Which media would be worth this great expense and risk?

            • tbblake@lemmy.worldEnglish
              41·
              1 year ago

              Reminds of HD-DVD vs Blu-ray. During that time I bought into neither thankfully. I recall thinking HDDVD was the way to go but didn’t wanna invest in either.

        • kava@lemmy.worldEnglish
          43·
          1 year ago

          The market is already pretty saturated, though. There are so many other places to view this type of content and in a better format than a link aggregator.

          Like, wouldn’t Pornhub be a more streamlined way to look at porn? Or whatever other porn website?

          I never understood the appeal of porn on reddit. I always just blocked the porn subs and went about my business.

          Having said all that, I totally agree that it should be allowed or perhaps even encouraged. It’s a free and open system - let the people do what they want. Even if I personally don’t understand the appeal.

            • Timn@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              People are pretty fond of the grassroots movement for independent creators to strike their own on reddit. Onlyfans is a good website for creators to monetize their content, but I don’t believe it does much for growing their following. Pornhub has gotten better for smaller creators but so many things are lost in their terrible tagging and indexing that they’re lost in the flood.

              Topical community environments like reddit on the other hand let’s them show their specific content to a group that’s primed to like it. Mods are keeping the focus narrowed, so you’re less likely to compete against the same reposted clip from a decade ago that has little connection to the tags affixed. Pretty similar reasons for why it did so well on Tumblr as well.

          • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.socialEnglish
            42·
            1 year ago

            You’re probably right. I think it matters more to content creators than consumers? Like, posting porn to Reddit is often advertising? And like anything, people must get some form if satisfaction interactions on specialty subs. You can’t just go to Pornhub and upload your favorite foot porn, right? Get upvotes, get that tiny dose of dopamine. Get to comment about how beautiful the girl is, hoping maybe she’ll like your complement more than the other thirsty guys’.

            Social media, man. Interaction, even meaningless… it’s its own drug.

          • anonymous_bot@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            in a better format than a link aggregator.

            Wouldn’t that also apply to any image content then (like comics, memes, infographics, etc)? It doesn’t stop it from being popular. The important thing is simply finding a site that allows your specific content and that doesn’t heavily compress it.

      • XiELEd@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        61·
        1 year ago

        Anyone can just create a porn instance, so why not as long as it’s moderated (and hopefully not full of illegal content)?