How do you address the concerns of users who feel that Reddit has become increasingly profit-driven and less focused on community engagement?

We’ll continue to be profit-driven until profits arrive. Unlike some of the 3P apps, we are not profitable.

  • Kaiser@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Thank you for the explanation, I’m having a hard time understanding how an “unprofitable” business has managed to stay afloat this long.

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      1 year ago

      Through investors, who consider the revenue a good indication for future profits. So they float the bill and receive shares in the company instead, and cash out during the IPO.