Source: comment thread in r/interestingasfuck stating that it has not become a ‘porn sub’. It only for nsfw because they also do malicious compliance.
The list of maliciously compliant subs that reopened is inspiring
- /nofans (previously a nsfw sub) now dedicated to air cooled PC
- /shitposting now banning all posts with the letter “k”
- /horny (obvious what this was) is now a Christian Minecraft server
Ahhhh, democracy.
- /memes is only allowing memes that mention “landed,” “gentry,” or “medieval.”
- /iOS seems to be NSFW shitposts
as fun as all this is, it’s counterproductive.
Right now it’s only giving spez a lot of extra traffic from people wanting to be creative and people wanting to see the shit storm. If people keep enjoying literal subs with shit posts, he doesn’t care as long as he gets traffic and users before the IPO
I say it’s super productive. People go to Reddit because others have already done the work to vote the best content for consumption. For majority of Reddit users who just passively consume info (and maybe vote), seeing John instead of cats will significantly reduce their interest in Reddit.
Agreed that it’s probably not productive for reducing traffic. That being said, I think the novelty will wear off.
Also, this whole situation is just amplifying the protest’s message (landed gentry lol). His 180° decision to threaten the removal of protesting mods just boosts my favorite internet phenomenon - the Streisand effect!