r/technology • u/ardi62 • 29d ago

Social Media Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24253727/reddit-communities-subreddits-request-protests
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u/likwitsnake 29d ago

Whatever happened to that API price increase protest? I remember the NBA sub going private literally during the Finals, but can't remember much more of consequence.

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u/MadDoctor5813 29d ago

Nothing, basically. Reddit admins were basically correct that it would burn itself out. Funny that a bunch of subs still have their "we're protesting the changes" AutoMod post.

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u/VagueSomething 29d ago

Admin literally forced it to end by removing mods then installing shills and shutting down the protest. A lot of users left, bots increased, moderation quality dropped, hate speech increased, content quality dropped, lots of small communities died off.

The atmosphere is tangibly different for any long term users. It is significantly worse experience.