This is going to result in one hell of a Streisand effect of they keep it up. Reddit PR team needs to wake up and do damage control at this rate
This makes me want to use Mastodon and Lemmy more.
They’ve nuked the modlist for r/tumblr too and opened it back up. Whomever they handed it to took it private again.
Did they have a “reason” this time or did they just take over it? And congrats to the mod who made it private again. This is the way.
I don’t think protesting or creating backlash could change the behaviour of the mods (spez has been caught editing users comments before, for example). But I do think that angering redditors could ultimately be good, because they will start looking for other alternatives to Reddit. The only real way to hurt the company is a mass exhile by the users that generate the content.
A reason? Of course not.
They gave AdviceAnimals over to a lower level mod who is now over in the SubredditDrama thread arguing with people so…
I was doing so good not logging in then I see your comment and I’ve very tempted.
Somehow, I don’t think trying to silence all of reddit about this topic is going to work out like they’re planning. A complete hostile takeover is not something redditors will forget, even if they stay on reddit. Other reddit moderators are also watching this behavior towards their peers and it’s likely turning the ones that were on the fence against reddit admins. PR-wise, this is a really really bad move, and it’s also a lot of extra fuel for the fire to go against the 48-hr “peaceful protest” aspect of the blackout.
Reddit is killing itself before it can even go to market. They’re gonna have to push back the date of the IPO so it doesn’t fail.
