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Re:Thousands of subreddits pledge to go dark after the Reddi... by yanderekko on Sunday June 11, 2023 @12:45AM (#36278155)
Generally the revolts have achieved their ends. Mod revolts have lead to the banning of many subs in the past. The most recent one that comes to mind is the ban on COVID skepticism subs. I can't think of a result that has wholly flopped, really. But I'd say that this one is more likely to fail since it represents a direct attack on a monetization strategy.
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Re:Thousands of subreddits pledge to go dark after the Reddi... by MattGaiser on Sunday June 11, 2023 @01:27AM (#36278416)
Banning COVID skepticism is commercially pretty easy, so while yes the Reddit revolters did win in that case, it was also a small ask as it was not like advertisers liked the content anyway.

I was thinking more of Victoria Taylor, where sure, the community did get rid of Ellen Pao, but they didn't get back AMAs and got an even less considerate and professional CEO.

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Re:Thousands of subreddits pledge to go dark after the Reddi... by DaiPlusPlus on Sunday June 11, 2023 @04:55AM (#36279508)
> Banning COVID skepticism is commercially pretty easy

That wasn’t “skepticism” - it was outright denial of high-school-level biology facts, and it all gets worse from there.

> commercially pretty easy

I doubt it’s that easy - considering Facebook’s inaction.

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