I mean there’s Reddit ofc, as well as Twitter in its entirety, Discord is implementing some dumb updates, there are issues with Tumblr as well as everything to do with Meta, and I’m sure there are plenty more (and I haven’t even touched other digital media, for example the Sims). Why is it all happening in the span of about a couple months?

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    The venture capitalists that have funded these programs at a loss for years have decided they want to see a return.

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      Yep. Interest rates are up, the era of cheap money is over, for now at least. Places that were coasting along are suddenly finding themselves in a need to actually make some money.