Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely

Re:Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely by lmkg on Thursday June 15, 2023 @12:09PM (#36342615)

> It's because the Reddit users that are actually bothered by this are unmonetizable and everyone knows it.

The Reddit users that are bothered by this also include mods that use third-party tools for moderation activities. If those users leave, or are no longer about to function, that has potential long-term consequences for Reddit.

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Re:Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely by pseudo0 on Thursday June 15, 2023 @12:40PM (#36343153)

That seems doubtful. The knives are already out, with moderators lower down the list requesting to become the new top mod, so they can reopen popular subreddits. Eg. https://www.reddit.com/r/redditrequest/comments/149z2nd/requ...

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Re:Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely by goatlover on Thursday June 15, 2023 @02:12PM (#36344430)

There's always more people willing to be mods, and mods from smaller subs wanting to step up. Reddit is a massive community.

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