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

  • @CanadaPlusEnglish
    27•1 year ago

    Reposting a comment that applies here:

    Yeah, moderating a large sub isn’t as shake-and-bake as the admins seem to think. They might “hire” scabs, but the scabs are probably going to slack off pretty hard and might not even understand the tools and procedures that can make it effective but not stifling to content.

    • livejamieEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      I don’t think they care? As long as they can pump the communities with ads so they can IPO.

      • @CanadaPlusEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        Spambots don’t count as advertising views, though, and that’s where things are headed if it’s totally unmoderated.

      • @fiah@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        can’t pump the community with ads if the community gets overrun with content offensive to those advertising companies