Reddit Is Forcing Subreddits Open And Forcibly Replacing Moderators
The train wreck next to a dumpster fire that is Reddit is getting worse. Word is getting out that Reddit has now taken the rather stupid decision to force open subreddits that are still closed and replacing moderators that won’t do what Reddit says. Here’s an example of this from Mastodon:
The only reason that I can think of for this is that Reddit is hurting because of the API protests, and hurting big time. So as a result Reddit is doing dumb stuff like this. But all that this is going to accomplish is that that Reddit will generate bad press, and they will drive people off the platform. For a business that wants to do an IPO in the second half of this year, this situation is not going to end well. So perhaps Steve Huffman who is Reddit’s CEO should take another approach to address the reasons why people are mad at him rather than adding gasoline to the train wreck next to a dumpster fire that he created? Just a thought.
June 19, 2023 at 9:36 am
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