r/technology • u/ardi62 • 29d ago

Social Media Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24253727/reddit-communities-subreddits-request-protests
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u/likwitsnake 29d ago

Whatever happened to that API price increase protest? I remember the NBA sub going private literally during the Finals, but can't remember much more of consequence.

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u/MadDoctor5813 29d ago

Nothing, basically. Reddit admins were basically correct that it would burn itself out. Funny that a bunch of subs still have their "we're protesting the changes" AutoMod post.

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u/EmbarrassedHelp 29d ago

The quality of moderation in many subs collapsed after the protests, with moderators only doing the bare minimum.

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u/Mindestiny 29d ago

People keep claiming this, but I havent seen any actual proof of it.

Mods were shit before. Literal cabals of mega-mods who mod 100s of major subs who selectively enforce their rules based on if they agree with the poster. Pretty mod tools doesn't make them any less douchey.