Oh, wow. A subset of Reddit users are no longer satisfied with just a blackout, and now they want to go scorched-earth: "Reddit is a lost cause. It's time to raze it." #Reddit#RedditBlackout#Razit
THIS is why the #redditblackout must remain in place for longer than 48-hours. Huffman knows it’ll “blow over” after today because it has a planned end time. I’m glad many subs decided to blackout indefinitely. If mods stay strong, it “won’t pass” because Reddit will be forced to boot all mods and replace them with their own paid mods, which they absolutely don’t have the manpower to do.
It seems like #reddit is really trying to shut down the #redditblackout now. They are now actively removing ENTIRE mod teams where there communities posted #nsfw content on subreddits where the moderators allowed it.
Reddit is clearly of the opinion that moderators are no longer the masters of their subreddits and can be removed without any real wrongdoing.
We experienced the #RedditBlackOut and we want to give the power back to the users.
We just granted €3000 to @LemmyDev and €333 to @ernest to support the new #threadiverse who already has hundreds of "subs" and thousands of users.
This grant is part of our engagement with the @copiepublique initiative that gathers companies who pledged to share profits to grant #FLOSS and #digitalCommons.
It's official: in accordance with overwhelming community consensus and support, reddit.com/r/zfs is now your one stop shop for discussion of and memes about zfsboutique.com, Zalando Fulfillment Solutions, and zinc formaldehyde sulfate.
While I disagree with u/spez's actions, I understand his perspective. Reddit's most valuable asset is its curated text data for training Large Language Models like ChatGPT. Closing down the API protects that asset. He's likely betting that subreddit moderation will be solved with LLMs so the mods that generated that data are of little concern going forward. There will be only one chance to monetize this data asset.
The reason I disagree with u/spez's actions is because I don't believe this asset belongs to him. I'm sure he's protected from a legal perspective but from a philosophical perspective, when a user writes an idea on an online forum, they don't forfeit ownership of that idea. People who contributed to Reddit even 12 months ago had no idea their thoughts will be monetized and consumed by LLMs. We need laws to protect people's data and to democratize data assets.
I also wish u/spez would just be honest about what he's doing. Telling possibly career ending lies about developers and disregarding the mods that made Reddit is inexcusable. It's clear that Reddit has succeeded despite u/spez's leadership.
🤬 Reddit Gives Final Warning to Subreddits Using NSFW Protest Tactic
—@PCMag
“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,” Reddit told(Opens in a new window) the moderators of r/PICs. “This means moderators involved in this activity will be removed from this mod team.”
I have deleted all my posts/comments on #Reddit ahead of deleting my entire account tomorrow. If you are leaving as well, don't just leave your comments and posts in limbo! That allows reddit to profit off your content through ads. #redditmigration#redditblackout
Majority of #Reddit subs and their mods are cowards. Either going against majority votes or bootlicking a company for threatening to remove their asses while they aint even getting paid. just hella embaressing. Break things. fuck shit up. dont bow to greedy suits to keep your imaginary power cuz they will just take the next opportunity to remove u anyways just that you will have even less tools at your disposal.
Just a shame the alternatives mostly suck
What do most TikTok users and Reddit users have in common? They still have understand anything about how to check Reddit, TikTok (and other socials) properly, even without need to see a single ad. But obviously they react like if the end of Apollo is equivalent to the end of the world.
I was far from devoting so much of my time to deleting accounts on #socialnetworks, but it seems that's how we live on the #internet these days. My latest victim was #reddit. Who will follow?
We are going 9 days strong on the #redditblackout glad there are people still doing this. IT should send a message to the world that the little people have a voice. of course u/spez isn't listening thats why people are dumping reddit in droves! Reddit will die in a fire and i'm here for it! delted my 6 year old account on the 13th and i'm not going back. Period!
The Reddit Protest Is a Battle for the Soul of the Human Internet (mastodon.social)
The Reddit Protest Is a Battle for the Soul of the Human Internet...