Same as it ever was.

Am I crazy or did the number of bots and ‘new users’ ramp up quite a bit around the protest also? Moderation was basically not existent, I would see obvious bots and trolls stay around when they would have been banned in no time before. I find it hard to trust any data on Reddit.

Which, unfortunately, is far too often. In my recent experience…

I literally use Reddit to fix Google Search results when I actually need an answer. At the very least I’ll typically find the starting string. Though that’s less due to the quality of Reddit and more because of its longevity.

Sometimes Lemmy pops up on my google search! That always makes me smile

I’ve often found removed responses, which is a good thing, just makes my quest to find an answer harder.

…when my Google search doesn’t take me where I need to go.

Tried Kagi?

At least use a redirect extension that gives you an alternative, lighter frontend. Teddit might be mostly gone, but there are still Libreddit instances alive and active. And on Android, Stealth still works.

That’s actually a great point. If everyone using the apps bailed it would be a huge number decline that wouldn’t register as even a blip on similarweb so it’s a terrible metric.