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It's difficult to envision that being a fair and impartial role. If the photography sub is sponsored by Canon, that's putting moderators into a weird position o
by Electricniko 3y ago
It's difficult to envision that being a fair and impartial role. If the photography sub is sponsored by Canon, that's putting moderators into a weird position of being sort of content creators, sort of employees with conflicts of interest. The difference between Twitch/YouTube and reddit is that reddit's more of a conversation than the video platforms that distribute content. Ads tied directly to the performance of the subreddit, and the mods depending on that performance, undermines that distinction. Editorial and sales need to be kept separate for it to continue to be useful as a forum.
- Zetice 3y agoIntegrity arguments take a strong backseat to profitability arguments anyway; either they're entangled and the best thing for moderators and Reddit to do would be to act ethically, or they're not entangled at all and blocking pics from non-Canon cameras is the most profitable thing for everyone, as it retains/grows the most users. Either way, Reddit provides value to users, because user retention is how Reddit makes money. Now, mods are also incentivized to retain users, rather than the current disconnect where a mod is actively disincentivized to retain users, given the additional burden users create for mods.