![]() Meanwhile, there’s talk of renewed protests on July 1st (the day the API changes go into effect), though who knows how well that will go. Indeed, there are already reports of Reddit admins being willing to help stage coups to oust protesting mods and install others in their place. So, for all of Huffman’s nonsense talk about “democracy” and getting rid of what he preposterously called “the landed gentry,” the reality is the opposite. The thing is, in many of these subreddits, the users voted in favor of going private. In a conversation with moderators of a different subreddit, ModCodeofConduct told them that “continued violation of over the next 31 hours will result in further action.” Rule 4 of that document is “Be Active and Engaged.” That subreddit has since reopened, though in an “archive” mode where new posts will be automatically removed. This community will not remain private beyond the timeframe we’ve allowed for confirmation of plans here.” “Wanting to take time to consider future moderation plans is fine, but that must be done in at least a ‘restricted’ setting. “ members have lost complete access to this community and that is not going to continue,” the account said. “This community remaining closed to its members cannot continue” beyond the deadline, the admin (Reddit employee) account ModCodeofConduct wrote in a note to one of the biggest Reddit communities that’s still private.Īfter a mod replied, ModCodeofConduct went even further. ![]() Quickly after that, they issued an ultimatum: closed subreddits must reopen. The latest is that Reddit started contacting more mods of protesting subs (most have reopened, but many are still engaging in acts of protest) telling them they had 48 hours to tell the company their plans for reopening. ![]() For weeks now, Reddit has been ratcheting up the threats to various moderators of subreddits to try to force them to reopen. At least that seems to be the case at Reddit, where CEO Steve Huffman pretended his complaints about current moderators - who were protesting his decision to effectively cut off API access to tons of useful tools by jacking up the price on it to unsupportable levels - was about making Reddit more “democratic.”Įxcept, that’s clearly not the case. The landed gentry are only in charge until the king comes to town and chops off a few heads. Thu, Jun 29th 2023 11:57am - Mike Masnick ![]()
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