Dan GillmorJun 13, 2023

Advance, the company that controls Reddit, would be wise to replace the CEO whose mismanagement and arrogance has led moderators of thousands of subreddits to go private in protest.

Put someone in place who realizes that the communities made the service in every way that matters.

Maybe Advance is hoping the protestors will go weak-kneed (as so many people on Twitter have done, sadly) and return.

Moderators, please, please don't back down on this. Stay dark.

(Corrected re extent of strike..)

Show threadwrosecrans
@dangillmor It's a significant strike, but definitely not 93% of all subreddits. Most are tiny basically unmaintained subs and the mods haven't even logged in since the controversy.
Jun 13, 2023 at 2:30amWeb
Show threadTheEJJ 🇨🇦Jun 13, 2023
@wrosecrans @dangillmor I believe this is a misunderstanding on his part What has happened is that 93% of the subreddits that pledged to go dark have followed through, not 93% of all subreddits.
Show threadJonathan HendryJun 13, 2023

@wrosecrans @dangillmor

Those account for negligible user traffic, so they don't really matter.

Show threadDan GillmorJun 13, 2023
@wrosecrans Thanks, I've edited to reflect that.