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Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators From Subreddits Continuing Apollo-Related Blackouts (www.macrumors.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As some subreddits continue blackouts to protest Reddit's plans to charge high prices for its API, Reddit has informed the moderators of those subreddits that it has plans to replace resistant moderation teams to keep spaces "open and accessible to users."

Edit, there seems to be conflicting reporting on this issue:

While the company does “respect the community’s right to protest” and pledges that it won’t force communities to reopen, Reddit also suggests there’s no need for that.

Source: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23762501/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-interview-protests-blackout

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Funny how he repeatedly uses phrases such as “the extent that they were profiting off of our API” but has never used the phrase “the extent that we rely on freely provided content and freely provided moderation. If it weren’t for the tens of millions of people who are giving us free stuff we wouldn’t even exist.”

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I have yet to profit a single dime off of Reddit. After over ten years (11th Cake Day is coming up), and nothing to show for it but piles of worthless Karma.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

but if you sell your account you can get hundred of dollars! That's upwards of $9 a year of pure profit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Hmmm, assimilate my account into the faceless horde collective of disinformation drones for a cup of coffee... Hard choice

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm deleting all my free content off reddit. It's not particularly exciting content, but I have answered a few questions people probably ask on Google (recipes, cleaning tips, etc) that will now be gone. Just gotta back up my most important stuff first

[–] espais 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I nuked the past several years of gif making from my account. Felt like slicing out a troublesome family member and it still weirdly hurts to have done that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

It's like cutting out a toxic family member when you still care about their kids.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

He was referring to app developers who charged for license or for premium features. Those people “profited” or at least, took in revenue.