Tsutsuku (he/they)Jun 13, 2023

#redditmigration #reddit

One of my friends is a mod of a very large subreddit that went private for the blackout. Last night she received a message saying that she had been stripped of her moderator rights and the subreddit was taken public again. To be very clear, the subreddit members had specifically voted in favor of going private.

It seems like reddit will stoop lower and lower to try and break the blackout. I'm seething.

Show threaddeegeese
@Tsutsuku This has always been the obvious outcome for larger subs. They'll bring in a new volunteer admin who doesn't know the admin tools they've just lost. If moderation quality goes to shit, that won't show up in the quarterly statements until after the IPO.
Jun 13, 2023 at 4:22pmWeb
Show threadTsutsuku (he/they)Jun 13, 2023
@deegeese
It was the most likely outcome but having proof is important
Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Jun 13, 2023
@deegeese @Tsutsuku "Scabs" in other words.
But scabs won't work for free for long...
Show threadsamick1Jun 13, 2023
@deegeese @Tsutsuku It was already a lot of work to mod large subs before with 3PAs but it could be 10x worse now without good tools and when half the submissions are from angry disgruntled users.