“Reddit cannot survive without its moderators. It cannot.” - The Verge - eviltoast
That’s a recent quote from Reddit’s VP of community, Laura Nestler. Here’s more of it: This week, Reddit has been telling protesting moderators that if they keep their communities private, the company will take action against them. Any actions could happen as soon as this afternoon.

That’s a recent quote from Reddit’s VP of community, Laura Nestler. Here’s more of it: This week, Reddit has been telling protesting moderators that if they keep their communities private, the company will take action against them. Any actions could happen as soon as this afternoon.

  • Jeff Van Gundy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    To be fair, a lot of Reddit was starting to turn into that anyway. Not the more niche subs, but many of the bigger ones had been going in that direction for a while now.

    • Required@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yes, r/all felt like bots responding to bots lately. Multiple times people “steal someone’s comment”. Niche subreddits are definitely not that though