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Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators From Subreddits Continuing Apollo-Related Blackouts (www.macrumors.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by bird@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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As some subreddits continue blackouts to protest Reddit's plans to charge high prices for its API, Reddit has informed the moderators of those subreddits that it has plans to replace resistant moderation teams to keep spaces "open and accessible to users."

Edit, there seems to be conflicting reporting on this issue:

While the company does “respect the community’s right to protest” and pledges that it won’t force communities to reopen, Reddit also suggests there’s no need for that.

Source: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23762501/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-interview-protests-blackout

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[–] FrostBolt@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (14 children)

They can’t keep their story straight. First the protest is “noise” that will “blow over”. Now they’re forcing subs to re-open.

Look, even if the protest “fails”, they stick to the API pricing, and forcefully re-open subs, some things will be obvious and for everyone to see that weren’t before:

spez is lying and isn’t trustworthy
reddit cares more about IPO positioning and money than the health of the community
people are willing to explore alternatives like this fediverse

[–] RandomStickman@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Also "97% of users doesn't use a 3rd party app" but also "the opportunity cost" is very high. Which one is it?

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They're probably just upset that /all is a graveyard of "Reddit is killing third party apps". That's gotta look embarrassing for them

I'm pretty happy with how many subreddits are continuing to go dark, or the ones who are actively helping their users transition to other platforms.

[–] warling@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

It reminds me of the scene in "The Quiet Place" where the surrounding farms go dark one by one…

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