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Reddit communities with millions of followers plan to extend the blackout indefinitely
(www.theverge.com)
Don't underestimate the power of spite.
this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
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correct.
It will not pass until it is made right.
I hope the struggle continues until Reddit feels the pain to their bottom line.
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Ahead of the Tuesday post, more than 300 subreddits had committed to staying dark indefinitely, SpicyThunder335 said. The list included some hugely popular subreddits, like r/aww (more than 34 million subscribers), r/music (more than 32 million subscribers), and r/videos (more than 26 million subscribers). Even r/nba committed to an indefinite timeframe at arguably the most important time of the NBA season. But SpicyThunder335 invited moderators to share pledges to keep the protests going, and the commitments are rolling in.
A surprising amount of big names there. I figured it would be more obscure/niche subreddits like /r/TaylorSwift, /r/SpaghettiWesterns, or something like that
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The thing that worries me is if they do manage to get through this without losing anything significant, it’s only going to give them confidence to go further. How long before old.reddit.com goes? NSFW content?
Then the people who still use Reddit can leave or accept the changes.
I expect the people who actually gave a beeswax are long gone than already at that point, so the community can then shout into the void if they would disagree.
I guess Reddit has introduced free API calls for moderator apps. They're trying to placate the mods, but screw the users. Good luck with that.
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