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AMD

2025-09-13T19:39:13Z

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{{CompanyCargo
|Founded=1969-05-01
|Industry=Semiconductors, Computer hardware
|Logo=AMD_logo.svg
|Type=Public
|Website=https://www.amd.com/
|Description=Advanced Micro Devices or AMD is an American technology company that sells CPUs and GPUs for both commercial and enterprise use.
}}

''[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.]''' or '''AMD''' is an American technology company that designs and sells computer components such as [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit central processing units] (CPUs), [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit graphics processing units] (GPUs) and related products for both commercial and enterprise use. It was founded on May 01, 1969, by Jerry Sanders and a group of his colleagues from [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Semiconductor Fairchild Semiconductor].

==Consumer-impact summary==
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==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===Abandonment of the sTRX4 platform===
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On November 25, 2019, AMD released the [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_sTRX4 sTRX4] socket alongside their [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Threadripper#Castle_Peak_(Threadripper_3000_series,_Zen_2_based) Threadripper 3000] series of HEDT (high-end desktop) processors with the promise of long term support for the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AMDOfficial |title=Performance Preview: 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors for Creators |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dsy4kw/performance_preview_3rd_gen_amd_ryzen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802105206/https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dsy4kw/performance_preview_3rd_gen_amd_ryzen/ |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffrey |first=Cal |date=2019-11-12 |title=AMD commits to 'long-term' support for sTRX4 CPU socket used with third-gen Threadripper |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/82734-amd-commits-long-term-support-strx4-cpu-socket.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802105138/https://www.techspot.com/news/82734-amd-commits-long-term-support-strx4-cpu-socket.html |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=TechSpot}}</ref> This along with the strong reputation of [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM4 socket AM4] led many people to invest into the platform. Despite the promises made, AMD ultimately fell flat and only supported a total of one generation of CPUs before freezing the regular Ryzen Threadripper lineup till the release of [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Ryzen_processors#Storm_Peak_desktop Threadripper 7000] on socket [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_sTR5 sTR5].



==Products==

=== CPUs: ===

* [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyc Epyc] (server lineup)
* [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryzen Ryzen] (desktop lineup)
* [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Threadripper Ryzen Threadripper] (HEDT lineup)

=== GPUs: ===

* [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon Radeon] (consumer lineup)
* [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_Pro Radeon Pro] (workstation lineup)
* [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Instinct Radeon Instinct] (ML targeted workstation lineup)

==See also==
[[Intel]]

[[Nvidia]]

==References==
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[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

2025-09-08T00:48:50Z

Alpacaaviator: /* VPN blockage */ combined /cleaned up sentences

{{InfoboxCompany
| Company = Reddit
| Name = Reddit
| Type = Public
| Founded = 2005
| Industry = Social Media Services
| Official Website = https://reddit.com/
| Logo = Reddit_logo_2023.svg.png
}}[[wikipedia:Reddit|'''Reddit''']] is an American social media network for social-news aggregation, content rating, and forums. As of December 2024, Reddit is the eighth most-visited website in the world. It was founded in 2005 by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, as well as Aaron Swartz.

==Consumer Impact Summary==

*'''User freedom:''' Went closed-source in 2017,<ref name=":0" /> paywalled the API and blocked anonymous users on VPNs in 2023,{{Citation needed}}<ref name=":1" /> halted archiving posts via the Internet Archive due to "AI scraping concerns"<ref name=":2" />
*'''User Privacy:''' Had a data breach in 2018.<ref name=":3" />
*'''Business model:''' Primarily funded through advertisements, has a premium subscription,requires paying to use the API since 2023{{Citation needed}}
*'''Market competition:''' Plenty; [[Imgur]], [[Facebook]], [[X Corp|X]] (formerly [[Twitter]]), [[Instagram]]

==Incidents==
===Going closed source===
In September 2017, Reddit reverted on their open source policy and archived their public repositories, citing difficulty to stealth launch features and desire to move away from a monorepo architecture. Users responded by noting that neither of these reasons require being closed source, and that Reddit had been slowly becoming less transparent over time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=An update on the state of the reddit/reddit and reddit/reddit-mobile repositories |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/changelog/comments/6xfyfg/an_update_on_the_state_of_the_redditreddit_and/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref>

===Data breach===
In August 2018, Reddit suffered a data breach due to employees using SMS two-factor authentication (2FA). Leaked data included old hashed passwords and private messages from before 2007.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=1 Aug 2018 |title=Reddit Breach Highlights Limits of SMS-Based Authentication |url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/08/reddit-breach-highlights-limits-of-sms-based-authentication/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=krebsonsecurity.com}}</ref>

===Erasing Aaron Swartz===
In October 2020, Reddit removed the late co-founder [[wikipedia:Aaron_Swartz|'''Aaron Swartz''']] from their About page.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 Oct 2020 |title=Reddit’s About page doesn't include Aaron Swartz as a founder |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24677419 |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=news.ycombinator.com}}</ref> Swartz was a political activist supporting open access to knowledge resources. He died by suicide in 2013 to avoid prosecution for leaking MIT's archive of research articles.

===API paywall===
In April 2023, Reddit announced that they would be locking API features and functionality previously accessible to its users behind a paywall, citing concerns about user generated content being trained on AI. This resulted in a backlash in the community, as alternative apps utilizing Reddit's API would be rendered completely useless as a result of this decision. While some users held out hope that app developers could pay this fee to keep their user base, Apollo developer Christian Selig crushed any hope of this idea, explaining that the cost of this API fee was too high and that he would be ceasing development for the foreseeable future.

Users expressed concerns that this wasn't because of AI, but rather, due to greed and an attempt to monopolize information, as Reddit is often cited as many people's go to resource for almost any topic. This sentiment resulted in one of the largest internet protests known as the Reddit Blackout. The Reddit Blackout was an event in which subreddits were closed, marked as NSFW to prevent advertisements from being displayed on them, or flooded with posts shaming Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman. Users also edited their posts, deleted them, or deleted their Reddit accounts to shame Huffman in an attempt to reduce the value of the information.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Reddit_API_controversy "2023 Reddit API controversy"] - Wikipedia </ref> 

===VPN blockage===
In December 2023, Reddit began blocking VPN access to users not logged in to the site.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=16 Dec 2023 |title=Tell HN: Just noticed Reddit blocking VPN traffic. Old subdomain still works |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38666028 |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=news.ycombinator.com}}</ref>

===Ads looking like user posts===
In March 2024, Reddit rolled out a feature that made ads look like they came from real users (and by extent, were "upvoted" by real users). Reddit boasted that these ads had a 28% higher click-through rate than regular ads.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Aisha |date=4 Mar 2024 |title=Reddit introduces a new ad format that looks similar to posts made by users |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/14/reddit-introduces-a-new-ad-format-that-looks-similar-to-posts-made-by-users/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Apr 2025 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref>

===To block the internet archive===
In 2025, Reddit announced it would block the indexing of its pages by the [https://archive.org Internet Archive]. This means users will no longer be able to access deleted Reddit threads.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-14 |title=“New age of internet censorship”: Reddit to block the Internet Archive from indexing its site. Here’s why it matters |url=https://www.dailydot.com/news/reddit-to-block-the-internet-archive-from-indexing-the-site/ |website=Daily Dot}}</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Lemmy]]
[[Category:Reddit]]
[[Category:Social media companies]]

Tinder

2025-09-07T23:39:39Z

Alpacaaviator: changed "you" to "users"

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{{InfoboxProductLine
| Title = Tinder
| Release Year = 2012
| Product Type = Online Dating
| In Production = Yes
| Official Website = https://tinder.com/
| Logo = Tinder.png
}}

[[wikipedia:Tinder_(app)|'''Tinder''']], created in 2012, is a dating app that allows users to find other people to form relationships.

==Subscription service==
While Tinder offers its base service for free, several subscription tiers are available to gain benefits and advantages on the platform.

===Subscription Tiers===
Tinder has three paid subscription plans that give users various benefits depending on their chosen plan. Each tier includes the benefits from the lower tiers:<ref>https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004487406-Tinder-subscriptions</ref>

*'''Free:''' Users get a limited amount of likes they can give per day, and can chat with matches.
*'''Plus:''' Users get unlimited likes and "rewinds", as well as no advertisements and extra features.

*'''Gold:''' Users get extra features, including seeing who has liked them, "boosts" and "super likes".

*'''Platinum:''' Users are able to message others before matching, get "prioritized likes", and are able to see a week-long history of likes.

====Pricing====
The price of Tinder subscriptions differ based on location and currency. When paying monthly, the cost ranges from $24.99/mo to $49.99/mo in the United States, and $26.99/mo to $53.99/mo in Canada.<ref>https://www.androidauthority.com/tinder-plus-gold-platinum-3236244/</ref>

In Europe, Tinder has faced scrutiny over the use of personalized pricing. A 2022 study in Sweden concluded that Tinder applied 36 different pricing levels, ranging from the equivalent of $3/mo to $36/mo. This reportedly included pricing differences based on the age of the user.<ref>https://www.thelocal.com/20240308/tinder-to-explain-why-some-eu-users-have-to-pay-more-for-the-app</ref>

===Cancellation===
A Tinder subscription can be cancelled, and is done either from within the app, website, Google Play Store, or Apple App Store, depending on which platform and payment method was used. Regardless, in all cases the subscription is [[click-to-cancel]]. However, a subscription does not get cancelled automatically when deleting the user's account.<ref>https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003554466-Cancel-your-subscription-or-membership</ref>

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Tinder]]