Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators From Subreddits Continuing Apollo-Related Blackouts

[fromgophonetoiphone]

It's not theirs. If they want to make those kinds of unilateral decisions, build and own their own Reddit.

This exactly. While many may sympathize with the blackout, the equivalent of what the mods are doing is squatting on a sub name and not doing anything with it. Of course Reddit has the right to remove you from moderating and open it back up. If you truly want to show Reddit you mean business then stop using Reddit, but taking a sub, shutting it down indefinitely means the admins have every right to remove you.

That's why I always said that the more powerful message is to not use Reddit, but that's much harder to organize the masses to do.

 

[Parzival]

Bye bye mods holding subs hostage.

r/apple will be seeing some new mods shortly along with all the other ones.

Damn, what is it with MR forums and shortsighted comments like these...

 

[goke]

When it comes to real issues like racism, sexism, homophobia, etc…people don’t seem to care enough.

 

[upthetoffees]

Reddit seems to be DIGGing its own grave..

 

[NY Guitarist]

While I only browse a few categories on Reddit that aggregate news I might stay for a cat video or two.

Any suggestions for something similar?

 

[Elagabalus]

Many of the subs I visit have been blacked out. But I don't get all the people that seem to be so upset at the blackout not being able to go to reddit for a few day and indefinitely on some subs doesn't bother me too much. There's bunch of other places to browse while working. 😁

 

[dannys1]

Reddit, like Twitter, dying a slow death...one of the main themes, in 2023, it seems, is the consequential changes happening in social media - Twitter and Reddit are most visible examples...

And you know why - the age of investors paying loads for internet companies that made no money but had lots of users is ending/ended. It's got to the point now where the value in having users alone isn't worth anything and they need to show how you can actually make money from this.

 

[Vidd]

Reddit has interfered with moderator teams before. Moderators don't own a subreddit; they're allowed to run it as long as it doesn't become a bother for the actual owners.

Honestly, I'd love Reddit to crumble and to go back to people actually owning their communities, not beholden to some dude trying to IPO.

 

[chaoslimits]

Mods have had way too much power anyway. Get rid of the power mods.

New people will step up for interesting and active subs.

 

[MGrayson3]

Just this morning, I used my tyrannical powers to link a subreddit to the author's latest chapter published on his own website. The 3,300 subreddit members cower in fear. I cackle, stroking the cat who sits in my lap. It sure is fun being a power-mad narcissist! Maybe later, I'll pin the post so it's always at the top. Muahahahaha!

 

[Damian83]

**** mods! Losers in real life, that feels like gods on internet.

 

[Reapro]

Let's hope they do it. Moderators on Reddit are the worst power-tripping people I have seen online.

 

[ttaylor2258]

I think I'm old.. I don't understand Reddit or why it's a thing. So it's just kinda funny to watch the CEO implode his company from afar.

 

[JustSomebody12]

Lets note here these are UNPAID moderators, who are modding these subs on their own time for nothing in return...

Who the hell you going to replace them with?


Steve is making a running for worst tech CEO with Elon

He makes Elon look like a long-term planning stategist.

Let that sink in…

 

[Wokis]

I'm guessing more subs will close down in solidarity maybe. "They can't replace all of us" -kinda thing.

Personally I think it's within reason for them to close-off their API if they choose to. But maybe have another pass on your official app first and especially then have a look at moderator-tools as it seems they are the ones losing the most.

 

[Fat_Guy]

The CEO wants an IPO later in the year. Then in an effort to stop the AI folk and the like from using Reddit as basically a low cost research leg, small time devs get caught up and moderators revolt over that.



To go public, Reddit has to show their money via valuation is safe from shenanigans like this. So the revolting moderators have to go. What’s next, are hackers going to get involved?



I have no skin in this game so I just watch. I am affected a bit as some communities I frequent are shut down. Anyway, there were probably better alternatives to this but I have no skin in this game.

 

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

If you don't like where reddit is going then delete your account, otherwise S_T_F_U.

 

[Shadowcatz]

well that is not surprising in the least. Don't really care one way or the other. But I will be happy to see the r/startrek mods gone. those people are just not good.

 

[Zest28]

Being a mod for a large subreddit seems like a full time job and they’re doing it for free ha. After Reddit bit the hand that fed them why would any moderator want to do this unless they have some weird internet power trip and they feel this is their sole purpose in life.

It is their sole purpose in life. A mod of a sub with a million members who went live on TV, apparently is a dog walker and only works 4 hours per week or something.

 

[siri_3005]

It is their sole purpose in life. A mod of a sub with a million members who went live on TV, apparently is a dog walker and only works 4 hours per week or something.

I remember that, it was a mod from r/antiwork that did the interview on Fox.

 

[123]

Lets note here these are UNPAID moderators, who are modding these subs on their own time for nothing in return...

And not just that. They are often also the ones who created the Subreddit in the first place and built the whole community with their initial posts and comments. This move throws them out of their own place they built with their content and according to their own rules which got them hundreds of thousands of members and just puts other people in charge.

It's like taking an Instagram or Twitter account with a million followers and just replacing the person running it with someone you like more.

 

[mattopotamus]

I think I'm old.. I don't understand Reddit or why it's a thing. So it's just kinda funny to watch the CEO implode his company from afar.

imagine Macrumors, but every topic that interest you housed in one place with a very active community. It really is a great aggregate forum. Stinks it is going down this road.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

imagine Macrumors, but every topic that interest you housed in one place with a very active community. It really is a great aggregate forum. Stinks it is going down this road.

Imagine Macrumors, but in addition to actual information, it's full of memes, people replying 150x with "this is the way", or F for respect, incels, people that want to **** on anyone that even remotely says anything positive, self-depricating losers, etc. I just wanted a place to follow hobbies, mainly hiking, cycling and rock-climbing, with zero politics.

It's really a dreadful place, unless you really really dig down in small groups. When I was there, I refused to subscribe to any subreddit with >10k members, never ever browsed /r/all or /r/popular, and it was still a problem. I deleted my account last year.

 

[Mainyehc]

https://redact.dev/ is pretty good (and works for things other than reddit too if you have any interest in disappearing from other sites). I've also heard people recommend shreddit.com, but I've never used it so I can't comment on how it works.

I'll probably check shreddit.com even if I don't use it (i.e. even if I dealt with my content by then), because that brand is just sheer genius. 😂

 

[nurotic]

I am beginning to wonder if this the time that Lemmy will get a influx of Reddit refugees.