In yet another questionable move, Reddit is throwing peppers under its audience’s noses.
Unlike many other social media sites, Reddit, which has a history of 23 years, has avoided loud scandals for most of its history, but in recent weeks the platform’s press has been particularly bad, thanks to uncommon management decisions.
It all started when Reddit made its API paid, which caused an amazing but unsuccessful outcry from the forums, and in the past few days, It was also announced that the honors system would be abolishedas a result, on September 12, virtual plecsniks that have been sold for money so far will be completely eliminated.
However, users can’t rest, the new slap is already here: the social site has shifted its unit responsible for online chatting, and only messages created after January 1, 2023 have been transferred to the new system. the As reported by Mashable The decision angered many: some have lost the first conversation they had with his wife they met on Reddit, others lament the loss of their connections.
Speaking to the newspaper, the platform indicated that the change was implemented on June 30 Reported on June 22 post Public, but it is not specifically described in this that messages older than January will be deleted. So the audience’s surprise may be justified, but its participants have one last hope.
An official drew attention to Reddit’s Request for Data function, which allows us to download information about us, including our chat history. Using this method, a Mashable journalist was able to restore conversations he could no longer access on the social media interface, so the participants in them They should definitely give it a try.
