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What's to stop reddit from taking ownership of the subreddits and assigning new mods to them? This has happened in the past with subreddits with frequent rule
by arwineap 3y ago
What's to stop reddit from taking ownership of the subreddits and assigning new mods to them?
This has happened in the past with subreddits with frequent rule breaks, and has even resulting in a reversal of the original viewpoint of the subreddit
Even if the users start posting only black videos on /r/videos, couldn't reddit just remove it from the default subreddit subscriptions and laugh while the protests themselves have been de-platformed?
It's really unclear where this power struggle will end.
- evandale 3y agoNothing would stop them because Reddit can do what they want with their site. That said I think moderators should make it permanent and see what happens. Reddit will have to install their own mods to turn them back on, and might even have to pay them, but then again I'm sure there's a long lineup of people willing to moderate any of the bigger subreddits for free if push came to shove. I'm starting to look for new places to go as well because this feels very reminiscent of what Digg did and their downfall. Going from Digg to Reddit seemingly happened overnight. That might even be a good idea - if an alternative is found moderators should go redirect the subreddit to a reddit replacement. That'll really tie their hands up.
- occz 3y ago>but then again I'm sure there's a long lineup of people willing to moderate any of the bigger subreddits for free if push came to shove. I highly doubt that there's a long lineup of people willing to do unfulfilling work for free with little recognition.
- notatoad 3y ago>What's to stop reddit from taking ownership of the subreddits and assigning new mods to them? i'm pretty sure some of the subreddits participating in the blackout have already been warned that this is what will happen if it goes on beyond the planned two-day period.