Clearly the API protests that have led numerous subreddits to mark themselves NSFW in protest, which in turn deprives Reddit of advertising dollars, is hurting reddit. I say that because news is filtering out that Reddit has given these subreddits a “final warning” to drop the NSFW tags:
However, Reddit has sent messages to the mods of those subreddits saying they must “immediately correct” their NSFW labeling, claiming each community “has not historically been considered NSFW nor would they under our current policies.” If the designation isn’t corrected, any moderators involved in that decision will be removed. Those mods may be “subject to additional actions,” such as losing the ability to join future moderator teams.
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Here is the message from Reddit, as shared by the r/PICS moderators:
This is a final warning for inaccurately labeling your community NSFW which is a violation of the Mod Code of Conduct rule 2. Your subreddit has not historically been considered NSFW nor would they under our current policies.
Please immediately correct the NSFW labeling on your subreddit. Failure to do so will result in action being taken on your moderator team by the end of this week. This means moderators involved in this activity will be removed from this mod team. Moderators may also be subject to additional actions, e.g., losing the ability to join mod teams in the future.
Lastly, if you suddenly begin to post, or approve content that features sexually explicit content to your community in order to justify the NSFW label, we will immediately remove and permanently suspend moderators who have participated in this action.
Is it just me or are Steve Huffman and company being real bullies here? They are really trying to make this go away by any means other than to actually try to address the concerns of those who are protesting. Assuming that the actions of Huffman and company are based on the fact that they want to IPO Reddit and cash in, this sort of thing isn’t going to help because of the bad press that actions like these generate. Not to mention that it sends users running for places other than Reddit. Honestly, Huffman and company need to rethink this before they drive Reddit into extinction.
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Reddit To Subreddits Who Marked Themselves NSFW In Protest…. This Is Your Final Warning
Clearly the API protests that have led numerous subreddits to mark themselves NSFW in protest, which in turn deprives Reddit of advertising dollars, is hurting reddit. I say that because news is filtering out that Reddit has given these subreddits a “final warning” to drop the NSFW tags:
However, Reddit has sent messages to the mods of those subreddits saying they must “immediately correct” their NSFW labeling, claiming each community “has not historically been considered NSFW nor would they under our current policies.” If the designation isn’t corrected, any moderators involved in that decision will be removed. Those mods may be “subject to additional actions,” such as losing the ability to join future moderator teams.
And:
Here is the message from Reddit, as shared by the r/PICS moderators:
Is it just me or are Steve Huffman and company being real bullies here? They are really trying to make this go away by any means other than to actually try to address the concerns of those who are protesting. Assuming that the actions of Huffman and company are based on the fact that they want to IPO Reddit and cash in, this sort of thing isn’t going to help because of the bad press that actions like these generate. Not to mention that it sends users running for places other than Reddit. Honestly, Huffman and company need to rethink this before they drive Reddit into extinction.
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