How reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history: Did it, though?

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How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history

https://www.theverge.com/23779477/reddit-protest-blackouts-crushed

Users were outraged, but Reddit mostly won.

How is reddit post protest, did it really win over protesters? Did the ones who left make a dent? Or like all things before, did it ultimately do nothing?