So Long, and Thanks for All the Feedback
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As you have no doubt heard by now, Reddit management introduced changes recently that have led to rule and moderation changes across many...

Alternate non-Reddit Link: https://reddit.adminforge.de/r/Minecraft/comments/14kj3z7/so_long_and_thanks_for_all_the_feedback/

Thanks to Tununias for the link.

Minecraft, a game owned by software giant Microsoft, has decided to no longer post official updates on reddit. Emphasis mine.

As you have no doubt heard by now, Reddit management introduced changes recently that have led to rule and moderation changes across many subreddits. Because of these changes, we no longer feel that Reddit is an appropriate place to post official content or refer our players to.

We want to thank you for all the feedback and discussion you’ve participated in in past changelog threads. You are of course welcome to post unofficial update threads going forward, and if you want to reach the team with feedback about the game, please visit our feedback site at feedback.minecraft.net or contact us on one of our official social media channels.

Kind of feels like it is pretty huge to have a subsidiary of a major corporation admitting they don’t feel like officially participating in a subreddit is a safe thing to do in respect to their branding anymore.

I also find it quite funny that Microsoft feels the need to give us permission to still post “unofficial update threads.” We’re welcome to, so they say. Ha. Isn’t that what people were doing on reddit before they showed up?

      • arefx@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        They’ll ban porn and put the final nail in the coffin. No one there cares what happens to reddit as long as they get a fat payday. They’ll move on to the next big business venture where they can ruin something else in the name of getting money.

        • lazylion_ca@lemmy.caEnglish
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          2 years ago

          I wonder what of investor looks at reddit and thinks that banning porn will increase user engagement or any other meaningful metric.

    • Hillmarsh@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I’ll say. The kings of proprietary code grifting, but they sure want YOU to share all your code on GH, which they own (so that corporations can rip and run with it).

    • Einar@lemmy.mlEnglish
      0·
      2 years ago

      That’s a bit of a billboard statement. Why do you say that?

      Either way, Microsoft’s reputation aside, they’re large enough to make an impact with a decision as this one.

  • kadu@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    lemmy.world/c/minecraft is growing steadily and we are currently negotiating with mods from the subreddit to get them onboard if they desire to learn and migrate to Lemmy. One already joined our moderation team.

    I don’t expect official accounts to come here anytime soon, we simply do not have the reach or public awareness necessary to make it a viable channel. However, we are slowly building the rapport and structure necessary to accommodate CS representatives, developers and similar persons in the future.

  • Eddie@l.lucitt.comEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    This looks to be the beginning of a trend to pull out of Reddit, and I am excited to watch it crash and burn.

  • Deathcrow@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Don’t delude yourself: This is just a convenient excuse for them to do this.

    Having to maintain an active community outside of their control is an inherited burden from purchasing a former indie company.

  • Astigma@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Yeah this feels pretty significant to me. I’m interested to see if any other big corps move their PR teams away from Reddit.

    • copygirl@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      The Minecraft that implemented microtransactions into the Bedrock Edition?
      The Minecraft that forced everyone to move over to Microsoft accounts?
      The Minecraft that implemented broken chat reporting that had to be fixed by the community?
      The Minecraft that can now ban you from multiplayer altogether, even if you run your own server?
      The Minecraft that shut down and DMCA’d a 18+ only but non-explicit bondage server and mod?

  • StarkillerX42@lemmy.mlEnglish
    010·
    2 years ago

    When I think about opening up the software and letting users decide their experience, Microsoft’s Minecraft is of course the first product that comes to mind.