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.

BitR1otJun 21, 2023
Show threadPaul Haddad 
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.

The Verge
Jun 21, 2023 at 12:50amWeb
Show threadPaul Haddad Jun 21, 2023
This is fine.png 🤓
Show threadPaul Haddad Jun 23, 2023
At least its not a 💩.
Show threadRobert Petersen Jun 23, 2023
@paul
Show threadleo fariaJun 23, 2023
@paul Good luck in IPO'ing
Show threadScottJun 23, 2023
@leonardo @paul they’re going to need it
Show threadhagenJun 23, 2023
@paul when i reached out for comments about the whole drama they declined an interview and instead implied that i just don’t understand the (really not very complicated) api changes. so yeah, that reaction tracks.
Show threadKyle NazarioJun 23, 2023

@paul The Verge's policy of always naming the PR person pays dividends.

I don't know this person but it's interesting to see the specific employee sending these super aggro messages

Show threadBenjaminJun 23, 2023
@paul Eh, pretty sure that's a long-form 💩.
Show threadKuba Suder • @mackuba.eu on 🦋Jun 23, 2023
@paul … yet!
Show threadJacobJun 23, 2023
@paul it’s not any different in spirit 😂
Show threadcharlesesmithJun 24, 2023
@paul nothing says "unsubstantiated" like transcripts, recorded calls, and your own public statements.
Show threadinfinite love ⴳJun 21, 2023
@paul well that's... *puts on sunglasses* mildly interesting
Show threadThird spruce tree on the leftJun 21, 2023
@paul haha, either the executive is relenting or individual *admins* are rebelling. Either is fine.
Show threadPhilipKingJun 21, 2023
@tezoatlipoca @paul You’ve made me think, perhaps u/spez doesn’t have the control he thinks. I struggle to see how any IPO could be successful in the current situation.
Show threadThird spruce tree on the leftJun 21, 2023

@PhilipKing @paul Well lets see. Revenue for the site I'm investing in is dependant on eyeballs on ad revenues. Eyeballs drawn to user provided moderated content. And 80+% of that content is moderated by user drawn volunteer users who can literally take said content hostage legally within the bounds of the TOS and there's nothing I can do about it.

Who would invest in that?

Show thread❤️‍🔥🦊 Jun 21, 2023
@paul is it getting changed back to NFSW? 🤣
Show threadPaul Haddad Jun 21, 2023
@Warlock was still restricted last time I looked.
Show threadBill0004Jun 21, 2023
@paul Can anyone give me a rational explanation to the behavior of: I'm going to burn down my own thing at the expense of others and my own valuation?
Show threadJoe Fabisevich Jun 21, 2023
@paul This is mildly interesting.png 🔥🐶
Show threadRowan Johnson [has moved]Jun 21, 2023
@paul That tech company with the “BBS from 2007” vibe looks like it’ll be a fine addition to my investment portfolio.
Show threadRobert Petersen Jun 21, 2023
@paul Spez and co
Show threaddemizeJun 21, 2023
@paul I can’t mark that square any more, my ink won’t stick to all the ink that’s already there
Show threadEric Gustafson ☑️Jun 21, 2023
@paul they are doing a DIGG .. so sad but i suppose everything has an end.
Show threadervinssonJun 21, 2023
@ericgus we will have the last laugh. Their demise is happening slowly.
Show threadEric Gustafson ☑️Jun 21, 2023
@erv the only thing I feel bad about are disadvantaged groups that rely on reddit .. those people are going to get caught in the crossfire..
Show threadVeedemsJun 21, 2023

@paul this is an incredible train wreck to watch. I’m dying for a KBin app so I don’t need to use this PWA hold over, but man, I’m never going back to Reddit. The leadership just can’t stop making absolutely dumb, spiteful decisions against the very people who provided them thousands, if not millions, of hours of free labor.

Good luck moderating content, now.

Show threadAdam WilliamsJun 21, 2023
@paul I like the latest protest of just breaking rules instead of going dark. going dark you can wait out. but purposely turning your reddit into a cesspool posting content advertisers will want nothing to do with, big brain.
Show threadKendall SeaburyJun 21, 2023
@paul here we go, this is where it gets very interesting.
Show threadPaul Haddad Jun 21, 2023
@ken147 no I think just mildly.
Show threadNoah Lovelady-AllenJun 21, 2023
@paul @ken147 or perhaps as fuck?
Show threadChristian SeligJun 21, 2023
@paul not me
Show threadKendall SeaburyJun 21, 2023
@christianselig @paul Seems like it was a “mistake" and some subreddits got caught in the crossfire when admins nuked mods of subreddit that were encouraging porn.
Show threadDark Sage Torunka Jun 21, 2023
@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.
Show threadScott PerryJun 21, 2023
@kmeisthax @paul classic powermad phpbb admin scenario
Show threadForceBlastJun 21, 2023
@paul sad. I loved Reddit. I hope they ditch their dumbass CEO soon and right the ship before it’s too late.
Show threadMOVED to @[email protected]Jun 21, 2023
@paul
So, how stupid do they have to behave before their Safe Harbor status is in jeopardy?
Show threadKyle ReddochJun 21, 2023
@paul At this rate, just mark off every square on a bingo card.
Show threadNewbGoob Jun 21, 2023
@paul there's no winners on this bingo night
Show threadJeff MartinJun 21, 2023
@paul free space?
Show threadBoswellJun 21, 2023
@paul i really have a problem with how much i love watching overripe tech entrepreneurs crash down to earth
Show threadSalfrielJun 21, 2023
@paul i hope spez gets booted, i hope the rest of the top people in there are smarter.
Show threadSleeplessoneJun 21, 2023
@paul Today I pulled the trigger on PowerDeleteSuite. It's been an interesting 12 years on the site but I'm out.