Let's say that I actually cared about that shithole. And that my goals were the same as the current shareholders': I want to cash in.
All of those things should be done in a way that reasonable users cannot connect the dots, through a wide amount of time.
In the meantime, I'd officially communicate "Hi, I'm the new CEO. We screwed up. We're fixing issues now." Nothing more, nothing less. No "I'm sorry" because this screams "corporate apology"; the idea is to sound the complete opposite of spez, and let him become the piranha cow.
Find the most likely strategy to piss off the user base, and then somehow say the dumbest things I can to make it worse when asked about it.
I mean, that's the job right?
Delete the entirety of new reddit, reinstate old reddit as the one and only UI, federate with ActivityPub, open source everything, make the API free, and cancel the IPO.
Delete the entirety of new reddit, reinstate old reddit as the one and only UI
A better approach would be to develop the new reddit in a way that supersedes the old user interface, potentially being able to mimic it.
Other things that you've mentioned are good for the users, but bad for the company. It kind of highlights how much we cannot rely on it.
Make serving the same ads part of the API TOS, and let 3rd party apps go about their business
Problem is they probably want to make Reddit a "cool" and "quirky" place to do everything except what it's supposed to. E.g. RPAN, r/place, Reddit Chat, and surely more to come.
Monetize the data.
Reddit is sitting on a huge pile of gold, the user aren't happy, fine, but they still have their data
Legit?
Nothing. Spez may have the reins, but the board has final say. Yeah, this is all his stupidity causing the drama, but he has their backing.
Anyone new is going to have to suck their dick from the beginning, so nobody new is going to be anything but a puppet.
Mind you, they pay me enough, I'll puppet for them :)
This. Exactly this. At the end of it, the board of directors hire and fire CEOs and approve CEOs plans..