Several subreddits had begun allowing porn and not safe for work content to protest Reddit. In response, the platform has removed entire moderator teams from the affected subreddits.

  • LvxferreM
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    271 year ago

    I get why they were trying to dialogue with Reddit Inc. at the start, but at this rate it’s hopeless - a protest only makes sense if there’s a reasonable chance that the other side will listen.

    Instead they should be 1) encouraging migration, and 2) causing as much damage as possible in their way out, to discourage other businesses from taking the same approach.

    • @guyman
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      1 year ago

      I disagree. You don’t protest just because you think the other side will capitulate. That’s what discussion is for. Protesting is for when there is no discussion. Regardless of if it results in your desired outcome, it’s still an effect tactic to support a cause and damage an adversary.

      I hope Lemmy doesn’t devolve into the same cesspit of reddit where people pride themselves on doing nothing.

      • curt
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        21 year ago

        I agree with your point in general. If your protests get you banned/removed and thus eliminate your ability to protest then another tact may be more appropriate.

  • @guyman
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    121 year ago

    Hopefully they get replaced by mods that continue to fight back. I wonder how reddit is going to continuously vet new mods across communities. I think an especially effective tactic will be selective moderation. Just occasionally let some illegal content through and when the admins press the mod team, they can just say it was an accident and it’s up to the reddit admins to judge if that were the case. This is glorious, if you ask me. The more animosity between reddit users and owners the better. The owners have had it far too good for far too long.

    • @impulse
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      141 year ago

      Reddit has enough of power hungry boot lickers that would be more than happy to please Daddy Spez.

  • BaconIsAVeg
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    41 year ago

    Best part of the article:

    “If this community remains private, we will reach out soon with information on what steps will take place,” Reddit said in a message to a small subreddit called Hentai_in_Peril