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It’s not going to be Tumblr all over again if they choose to ban it. But I wonder how many people use Reddit just for nsfw.

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I wonder if their problem is that the majority of their traffic is unregistered users looking at NSFW subreddits. So they may not actually have that many users they could monetize in the first place.

Simple fix: allow users to save video only if logged in (could prime with a CTA). Right now you cant save any video from reddit, not just nsfw, not even from the app. This would incentivize people to create an account since its easier and less shady than content grabbing sites. If they want they can even limit to the app which would at least have an impact on boosting app users

Reply to a video with a comment mentioning u/savevideo and you'll get a response in a few minutes with a link. I think Reddit Enhancement Suite might also have an option for adding a download link.

As for an official paid feature: as soon as they start collecting money for video related features, the video creators will start circling for their cut of the revenue.

> Reply to a video with a comment mentioning u/savevideo and you'll get a response in a few minutes with a link.

Not anymore, they've banned it.

No they haven't. It voluntarily and temporarily shut down. Someone was pretending to represent Reddit threatened to sue u/savevideo, but Reddit admins stepped in and confirmed it wasn't them and that they don't have anything against u/savevideo

Great, make not-logged-in reddit even more terrible than it already is. That's going to go super well.

Why does it matter to advertisers if the user is registered or not?

NSFW content can work perfectly fine to get users on the platform, even if it can't be monetized.

I thought they made NSFW require login a couple years ago

That’s mobile only I think but you’re right.

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