Right-wing clones of mainstream social media are ten-a-penny. But now the left's getting in on the action, too. Behold Raddle, a "leftist alternative to Reddit" founded after some intra-left drama spiralled out of control (plus ca change) and ended with site-wide bans. [via Metafilter]
Will this leftist alternative to Reddit last as long as Imzy?
Australia's social media ban not working, study finds
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Roost: an app that sends messages at the speed of birdflight
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This refurbished Dell Latitude laptop is just $250 with Windows 11 Pro
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Play 500+ games with 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $62
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Your camera roll is a disaster — This app fixes it for $60
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