They'd have to remove the moderators or they could just delete everything with automoderator (some subs already went read only or "long time members only" inste

They'd have to remove the moderators or they could just delete everything with automoderator (some subs already went read only or "long time members only" instead of private), and then if they remove them who will replace the moderators in the subreddits are doing things like running community competitions, themed topics, etc. Stuff like r/aww and r/videos would probably survive if it was just the Reddit employees removing offensive stuff that gets upvoted high, but it will kill the long tail where the moderators are less garbage removers and more community organisers. Maybe just the generic mindless feed is enough for Reddit to be a successful business, but it's not what most people think of Reddit as, and it's not clear why such a rump reddit would be able to take users off of Tiktok etc.