Paul Haddad Jun 11, 2023

Reddit this week.

What they should do: Step back, ask for forgiveness and announce “free" API access but only for their Premium sub. Would end the strike, increase revenue and still kneecap 3rd party apps.

What they'll probably do: Nothing.

What they may do: Something that’s really stupid.

What I have the popcorn ready for: Mass takeover of subreddits, followed by announcement of a move towards AI based mods.

Show threadPaul Haddad Jun 21, 2023
Who had Reddit does dumb s**t on their bingo card? Oh everyone, well mark that square!
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/20/23767848/reddit-blackout-api-protest-moderators-suspended-nsfw
Reddit removed moderators behind the latest protests before restoring a few of them

Reddit has started removing the mod teams of some subreddits that switched the labeling on their communities to Not Safe For Work (NSFW) in the latest protests against the site. A post on r/ModCoord detailed what’s happened in r/MildlyInteresting.

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Show threadDark Sage Torunka 
@paul You know, every time I think that the #Reddit blackout protest is going to fizzle out, Spez does something even *more* malincompetent. It's like if all those 10 year olds on IRC begging for ops actually got ops and started just banning everyone to prove that they're right or something.
Jun 21, 2023 at 1:32amWeb
Show threadScott PerryJun 21, 2023
@kmeisthax @paul classic powermad phpbb admin scenario