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..)
@dangillmor For context, I was a daily active Reddit user and I’ve deleted the Reddit app this week to remember not to “accidentally” use it, I’m exploring Lemmy now, which ain’t half-bad so far.
My reason: I hope this CEO arrogant dude to be fired. I don’t have high hopes that the third-party apps will be saved in any meaningful way, and that’s sad but that’s ok to me; my goal is for this guy to be booted off, and it feels realistic, considering the poor handling of the situation and the likely poor growth metrics as a result.
Will I come back if he’s out? I dunno, Reddit was really nice but not exactly indispensable to my life. And Lemmy really doesn’t suck as a replacement, so…
Dan Gillmor
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