Reddit is taking control of large subreddits that are still protesting its API changes
Reddit is taking control of large subreddits that are still protesting its API changes
Mods of subreddits with millions of members are getting the boot.
Reddit is taking control of large subreddits that are still protesting its API changes::undefined
They're harassing in the sub-500K range now too.
I'm sure there is a spreadsheet they are working their way down.
One of my fav subreddits is still private, and I'm sure the admins didn't even knew about. r/CheatAtMathHomework, you help me during college, never judge from my stupid questions or tried to give me 'clues' to solve it by myself (shout out to r/learnmath that was for that), straightforward answers to check if I was correct was what I wanted and what you provided. Never forget what they took from us.
Finally reddit employees who get paid will be doing the work.
They'll miss the free labor era
Seems like the, they will be back attitude is not working out for spez
Keep it in /c/reddit ffs
If you want your mods to do what you want... PAY THEM.
"OMG! These people who somehow got in control won't do what we want??!?!?"
Yeah, they don't work for you, they NEVER DID. You, profiting of people who have no obligation to you is a huge problem.
I doubt these protests will change Reddit management's mind on things, what did these protests change so far? AFAIK nothing, the best thing to do is to migrate to an alternative platform and delete your account and recommend the subscribers to do the same while keeping the subreddit private
Nothing will be as effective as deleting your account and migrating to an alternative platform.
what did these protests change so far?
They pushed people to other platforms.
Yep, u r correct I should have thought about it more, I hope they are still pushing more people away but are there any estimates for how many left Reddit so far I really would like to know.
For many "lurkers" of reddit, the protest brought some attention to the issue and reddit's disdain for the moderators.
I think it helps with the migration if the communities are not taken by surprise when a mod declares a migration.
Even if it fixed it for now you know it's just a matter of time until they try again. Abusive behavior isn't something that can be forgiven without meaningful changes. Best case scenario, the protests force reddit back to the way it was, but that's not enough make sure it doesn't happen again.
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... which gives a peak into ...
Why is this all I see?
Peek posting, nothing more to sea hear
All it's done is run their reputation into the ground. Trash company run by trash human beings.
Literally fascism
What did they really think was going to happen?
They're going to kick and ban people who are trying to hijack the company. That should be a given, because it makes sense.
Maybe they should have paid these people who run the company.
These people are moderators. They do not "run" the company. They moderate a subreddit.
Yes, they maintain communities that make Reddit actually viable and "worth" something in the first place.
Yes, those people put in a lot of time and effort that, in a just world, they would be compensated for.
No, we do not live in a just world.
No, Reddit is not legally obligated to compensate them.
Put all that together...and, well, given the nature of the initial "we're going to sell the shit of your data" move they pulled, what makes you think that they would have a change of heart?
It's worth noting that protests are a fundamental part of Reddit culture and a large part of how the site became successful in the first place (waves of activism and migration from Digg over several years).
What did they really think was going to happen?
I think what they thought would happen was that reddit would relize they have inadvertantly united users, subreddit mods, and 3rd party developrs (many of which are ironically from subreddits that ordinarily despise each other) into a common cause against reddit...and that reddit would reconsider their actions and find a way not to murder 3rd party apps.