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0 points2OEH8eoCRo02y ago0 comments

Would a better protest be rapidly switching subreddits from public/private?

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A better protest would have been for the moderators to all stop moderating. Turn off their automod filters, allow all posts. Show reddit what happens when their volunteer moderators just stop.

graypegg2y ago

I still think this is coming. After the 48hr strike, how many mods are going to turn their sub back to public, look at their mod inbox filled with confused and angry users, and then see some pending non-response from Reddit post-strike, and wonder why they do this?

stale20022y ago

The problem with this strategy is that it gives reddit a valid excuse to remove subreddit mods.

Having your sub be unmoderated is against reddit TOS, whereas taking a sub private is not yet against the official TOS.

Process and technicalities like this matter a lot and can effect a platforms actions.

joecot2y ago

I agree that taking the subs private for 48 hours is a good first step. And I agree that subs staying private indefinitely is a good next step.

But if neither make headway, just going unmoderated is the logical next step. Yeah, reddit could take over moderating the subreddits. They can also do that if they're set private. But they don't want to. They outsourced that to volunteer moderators so they could get free labor. If they want to run their own moderation, and submit their own content, the reddit corporation can have fun with that.

pessimizer2y ago

You never want to threaten people with a good time.

kadoban2y ago

From Reddit corporate's perspective, all of their free-labor mods disappearing is _not_ "a good time".

Really shouldn't be anyone's idea of a good time.

red-iron-pine2y ago

every sub would then be nothing but onlyfans ads or similar spam

falcolas2y ago

Too easy to shut down, since there's a finite number of mod enabled accounts.

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joecot2y ago

A better protest would have been for the moderators to all stop moderating. Turn off their automod filters, allow all posts. Show reddit what happens when their volunteer moderators just stop.

graypegg2y ago

stale20022y ago

The problem with this strategy is that it gives reddit a valid excuse to remove subreddit mods.

Having your sub be unmoderated is against reddit TOS, whereas taking a sub private is not yet against the official TOS.

Process and technicalities like this matter a lot and can effect a platforms actions.

joecot2y ago

I agree that taking the subs private for 48 hours is a good first step. And I agree that subs staying private indefinitely is a good next step.

pessimizer2y ago

You never want to threaten people with a good time.

kadoban2y ago

From Reddit corporate's perspective, all of their free-labor mods disappearing is _not_ "a good time".

Really shouldn't be anyone's idea of a good time.

red-iron-pine2y ago

every sub would then be nothing but onlyfans ads or similar spam

falcolas2y ago

Too easy to shut down, since there's a finite number of mod enabled accounts.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse