As some subreddits continue blackouts to protest Reddit's plans to charge high prices for its API, Reddit has informed the moderators of those...

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

  • GadgeteerZA@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Yes, I got the “message” from the Reddit CEO, and decided to pre-empt that, and I spent a few hours today manually deleting each and every post I made in my subreddit. The content is already anyway on my blog, on The Internet Archive, and on the Fediverse. So my subreddit now looks like this (he is welcome to let someone else take it now):

  • Plume (she/her)@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    …and the subreddit rebellion has been foiled. The remaining locked subreddits will be hunted down and defeated!

    The attempt on my credibility by the Apollo dev has left me scarred, and deformed. But I assure you: My resolve… has never been stronger!

    In order to ensure the profitability and continuing advertising…

    REDDIT, WILL BE REORGINIZED…

    INTO THE FIRST…

    GALACTIC ADVERTISING PLATFORM!

    FOR A SAFE, AND PROFITABLE WEBSITE.

    — u/spez to potential investors. Maybe. Probably. Might be slightly paraphrased.

    • AndrewZabar@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I mean… did you even ask his permission before just ripping his words verbatim for your own post?

      😎

  • Arystique@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I swear Reddit is not only not learning from history but purposely trying to repeat it again thinking oh the previous guys were just too weak…

  • brie@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    As of now, more than 80% of our top 5,000 communities (by DAU) are open

    I’m a bit paranoid that this could be a technical truth because the communities still closed have dropped in DAU.

    Edit: Checked the blackout tracker, of the ones listed 205 are still closed or restricted, so it’s probably an accurate claim, though it seems about half of the participating subreddits are still closed.