• Bob@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I mean that’s every web site all the time though. The owner/admin can always just delete it.

    • DoctorTYVM@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Money and rules around said money. Reddit might not be profitable but it’s still a business. They have a team of people who’s job is to make sure the business continues. Spez can do a lot of stuff but he’d have a rebellion if he tried to press the off button. And he’d have a lot of debts.

      • migo@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        “Lehman Brothers might not be profitable but it’s still a business”

        Also, search LLC.

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    1 year ago

    Like others have said, nothing is stopping them. That is why it is important to spread communities around to other reputable instances, so if something like that does happen, only the communities on that particular instance are lost.

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    1 year ago

    Nothing.

    Likelihood of that actually happening: Incredibly low. Lemmy world is built with being the general server for a lot of people in mind. There’s a big admin team. It’s a higher likelihood for a random one who finds they can’t afford to run a instance.