I really doubt that the entire moderation team of all the subreddits were capable of sweeping the entire right wing and most moderates of Reddit independently, and without pushback from international users who knew the moderation wouldn't be culturally sensitive. It had to have been centrally planned.

There is admin intervention for sure, but I'm not sure if it's ideological or just advertiser appeasement.

The removal of r/waterniggas (a sub about staying hydrated) seems absurd ideologically, even with that name.

Why on earth was there a sub about staying hydrated? Just drink some water, for crying out loud.

don’t a couple power mods control the vast majority of the popular subreddits?

this is what happens when you let the patients manage the hospital. similar to what's happening in politics. the left and right extremists dictate the narratives. i can only dream when moderates gain some balls and put each extremes into their place. the moderates should be cultivating the culture.