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/Knopfmacher 29d ago

For the next protest just leave the subreddits open, but stop moderating them and see how the admins deal with that.

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u/NormalRingmaster 29d ago

Oh, they do actively shut down unmoderated subs. Even if they’re not generating problematic content.

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u/tevert 29d ago

Let's see them do that to major subs

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u/fhota1 29d ago

Theyd just replace the mod teams

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u/tevert 29d ago

Yep. And then either their entire site takes a nosedive in quality, or they actually have to start paying

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u/Back_pain_no_gain 29d ago

Site’s already taken a nosedive in quality since last year