As far as I know, it recommends videos on the top page based on your viewing history

Yes, the ads is a whole another level. Using it without ad-block is not pleasant one bit

Yeah, I catch myself sometimes to switch to NewPipe. But sometimes the videos just don’t play. And sometimes it works fine

Yep, we’ve seen that before

This is not the end of reddit. It is just a hiccup for them as they go public. But the protests was a good opportunity for folks to learn about alternatives. I certainly didn’t know alternatives existed. I’m glad to have found fediverse. I fully support the idea and want to see it grow.