Discussion Should reddit be considered a monolopy, and against the antitrust act?

[Staples]

I’ve heard reddit just like tumbler in the past got 50% of its traffic because of adult content. I am one of those 50% and inclined to agree.

 

[DigDog]

I also remember digg, but never used it myself. Had a friend that was a fan and talked about it.

Is it? I hate the format, and avoided it for a long time because of that. The only thing that gets me there is the huge volume of content.

i didnt explain myself properly. the text formatting is horrid. the "format" of the website, in the sense that you can join a community just by clicking JOIN and not have to re-register a new username, new password, new email, etc is better than the ol' forum format though.

 

[nakedfrog]

i didnt explain myself properly. the text formatting is horrid. the "format" of the website, in the sense that you can join a community just by clicking JOIN and not have to re-register a new username, new password, new email, etc is better than the ol' forum format though.

Ah, yes, I see what you mean in that respect then.

 

[Staples]

I read reddit because it is the forum of the day but I feel like the community aspect is lost. This forum, even when it was big only had a few dozen everyday posters. Big subreddits have 100s or 1000s and tons and tons of posts a day. It is impossible to compare the size. And on a related thought, I don't know how anyone can spend much time reading twitter. It is a firehose of crap too.

 

[DigDog]

also, i kinda completely ignored the OP, but there is no way that reddit could be considered a monopoly.

first off, you need to control the market in a way which is anti-competitive. As you don't SELL forums, and you dont pay to use reddit, reddit isn't actually controlling a market; Nor is it engaging in any anticompetitive tactics.

 

[pcslookout]

No

 

[JEDIYoda]

The OP starts a thread but leaves the room.....

 

[Amol S.]

The OP starts a thread but leaves the room.....

This forum is not my job or workplace. I was busy with other things in life.

 

[JEDIYoda]

This forum is not my job or workplace. I was busy with other things in life.

OP hs entered the room...........

 

[FelixDeCat]

20 years ago I came here to sell things. I stuck around because I find sharing information useful.

 

[IronWing]

OP, I think you should sue reddit. The consequences would never be the same.

 

[ultimatebob]

Could you go open up a forum site of your own tomorrow to compete again Reddit? If the answer is yes then the answer to your question is no.

You could also open a new site right now and try to compete against Google, Facebook, or Amazon. I don't think that the experience is going to end well for you, though.

 

[Paladin3]

You could also open a new site right now and try to compete against Google, Facebook, or Amazon. I don't think that the experience is going to end well for you, though.

We're talking about Reddit. Do you really think Reddit has such a stranglehold on Internet forums that they need to be broken up for some kind of greater good as dubbing them a "monopoly" would suggest?

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Reddit sux.


That is all.

 

[ultimatebob]

We're talking about Reddit. Do you really think Reddit has such a stranglehold on Internet forums that they need to be broken up for some kind of greater good as dubbing them a "monopoly" would suggest?

No, but only because Facebook has groups as well. If you're looking for a discussion forum on something, it's probably going to be one of those two that gets the top Google search results. The rest are just fighting for scraps at this point...

 

[Red Squirrel]

Actually... it would be interesting to investigate whether Google and other search engines actually favour results on Facebook or Reddit or other big popular sites, and if they are being paid to show up higher in the results. Not saying it's the case, but it could be, and would that be considered antitrust practices?