I’ve heard something similar. What I heard specifically was that the front page algorithm had to keep digging deeper and deeper to populate desired content; that this somehow tanked the site.

(I’m not a dev or programmer, apologies if my Info isn’t exact)

My area seems so be solid with LGBT acceptance. It’s not perfect by any means but you don’t see any radical far right elements that have been popping up.

r/GymMemes

Easily the most goofy subreddit I had the pleasure of being in.