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Reddit CEO lashes out on protests, moderators and third-party apps

Reddit CEO lashes out on protests, moderators and third-party apps | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/16/reddit-ceo-lashes-out-on-protests-moderators-and-third-party-apps/

In interviews with multiple publications, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defended business decisions made by the company.

Reddit CEO lashes out on protests, moderators and third-party apps | TechCrunch

"He added that he plans to make changes to moderator policies so users can vote them out. Currently, a higher-ranking moderator — or the company — can boot out moderators. Incidentally, a r/Apple moderator posted on Twitter (via 9to5Mac) that Reddit was threatening to remove moderators who are staging an indefinite blackout."

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Bender_B_Rodriguez

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Users could vote out mods?

So we can go vote out gallowboob from his million different subs he mods?!

zalack

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Voting out mods is a TERRIBLE idea. It means a very active minority can effectively control a large subreddit, and politically oriented / minority spaces are going to have constant campaigns trying to take them over.

Can you imagine what it's going to be like moderating TwoX, lgbt, or egg_irl if this change goes through? What a nightmare.

SickIcarus

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Sounds like it could also be glorious, for the exact same reasons! 🤣