I just saw this post over on r/modcoord which is basically a massive list of subreddits participating in the blackout protest. If I’m being honest I haven’t seen this much anger and coordinated frustration since the era right before the digg exodus.
Assuming more and more subreddits join in, it’s going to send a pretty massive message to the users who interact with a blacked out subreddit. Then I’m trying to imagine what happens if after a massive coordinated blackout, Reddit continue on the current trajectory. Is Lemmy even prepared to handle the amount of potential incoming traffic that API closure could lead to? It’s absolutely bonkers to me that the Reddit team might just stay the course…
Absolutely. I joined lemmy.ca months ago before beehaw because I got bored of waiting for Reddit’s potato to start working again. With a major portion of Reddit forced down in solidarity for two days, I think many will similarly have a gander at lemmy while they wait for any move from Reddit.
I’m hoping if our part of the Fediverse can ride that wave without crashing too much, Lemmy instances all over will explode in popularity starting the 12th. If the admins are trying to migrate to a better scalable or better value platform (@alyaza), they should do it before then. Other instances should request funding in preparation as well…