The volunteer moderators of #StackExchange are on #strike since the 5th of June.

https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/389811/moderation-strike-stack-overflow-inc-cannot-consistently-ignore-mistreat-an

The company running the most important resource for people working in tech consistently went against the wishes and needs of the community actually providing useful knowledge for each other.

This is not just about the reversal of Stack Overflow Inc's decision against AI generated content on the platform and the recent promotion of their own new AI based tools. This is about the central resource for sharing knowledge about so many things - far more than code or software - being in private hands. No one should be surprised about their decisions, their short-term bottom line will always be more important.

The moderators and contributors organizing themselves against the corporation they work for - even if they do so unpaid - is a huge step. And it is not just happening with #StackOverflow