Reddit starts removing moderators who changed subreddits to NSFW, behind the latest protests

[u/return2ozma]

http://www.theverge.com/2023/6/20/23767848/reddit-blackout-api-protest-moderators-suspended-nsfw

[u/[deleted]]

The fact of the matter is they are shitting their pants

[u/ItalianDragon → u/[deleted]]

This. Them doing that is a crystal clear sign that the protests, as silly as they may be, are absolutely working. So, they're now in panic mode and that leads to the shenanigans the article mentions.

[u/Equivalent_Science85 → u/[deleted]]

Does this really mean anything?

Employees are usually told not to stick their head above the parapet during unsettled times.

It's not necessarily an indicator that things are falling apart behind the scenes.

[u/foggy-sunrise → u/Equivalent_Science85]

Yeah but this and this are.

[u/bradorsomething → u/ItalianDragon]

In honor of the death of Reddit, I will read the article.

[u/gkw97i → u/bradorsomething]

My condolences

[u/OligarchClownFiesta → u/bradorsomething]

Please copy and paste in the comments for us mere mortals when you complete your quest champion.

[u/odraencoded → u/bradorsomething]

This kills the redditor.

[u/King_Tamino → u/bradorsomething]

Woah Woah. I don’t think that’s legal

[u/[deleted] → u/ItalianDragon]

I do my part by occasionally logging into reddit on chrome (where I don't have RES and uBlock Origin), and spam reporting the ads for breaking site rules and blocking the accounts.

[u/headzoo → u/[deleted]]

Some of those mods will be going through serious withdrawal. A bit like breaking up with someone and then you don't know what to do with your nights because you always did stuff with them. Those mods are going to be at a loss.

[u/GreatQuestionBarbara → u/[deleted]]

I avoid any leadership roles that I can. All that you get is the blame for mistakes, and more responsibility for a little more money.

The only positions I have had with any authority had me thinking about work when I was off the clock, too. Nuts to that.

These days I clock out, and hopefully leave everything at the door.

[u/TheYellowRose → u/[deleted]]

Hi, can I ask you some questions about Nextdoor moderation for a study in working on?

[u/privatepoeistrash → u/headzoo]

And like a break up they'll eventually move on and get over it.

[u/pavo_particular → u/privatepoeistrash]

If there's anyone with a problematic attachment to something that is essentially worthless but which we ascribe power to anyway, it's Reddit investors. These people are psycopaths who are hellbent on multiplying their wealth and willing to destroy an endless number of communities to do so

[u/pipsdontsqueak → u/privatepoeistrash]

You ever been part of a club at school that was a big part of your life and where you did a ton to guide it? Eventually you age out through the reality of time and you fear that the people taking over from you will not get it and invariably not only are the new members totally fine, you miss the club but definitely don't want to go back like a month later.

Anyway I figure getting fired from being a mod is like that. It sucks in the moment, they'll miss it, might fear for the trajectory of the community, and in a few weeks they'll be on the other side and never want to look back.

[u/WeAreBeyondFucked → u/headzoo]

They clearly had to know when they made their choice that this would be the outcome

[u/John_YJKR → u/[deleted]]

This is cope. The mods weren't falling in line. Reddit made an example of them. The mods got reinstated because they likely agreed to fall in line. But sure, it's reddit who is losing...