Reddit mods set subreddits as NSFW to block ads

[Jan]

Reddit protest evolves — moderators turn subreddits into adult-only communities to block ads

Reddit moderators protesting the platform's plan to implement high API fees for third-party apps have started switching their subreddits to not safe for work (NSFW), disabling the platform's ability to present ads on these communities.

The Verge reports that several large subreddits with millions of users — including r/MildlyInteresting, r/interestingasf**k, r/TIHI (Thanks I Hate It), and r/videos — switched to NSFW despite initially not allowing adult-only content.

 

[RedViking]

At which stage can Elon buy it?

 

[Enby Panda]

At which stage can Elon buy it?

They might as well burn it to the ground then.

 

[GhostSixFour]

The spokesperson declined to confirm whether Reddit was responsible for removing the mods.

Yeah, those subs have stickied comments there saying that "Reddit seems to have deemed community mods as uselsss, so now we'll do nothing"
It's quite a lottery browsing those subs now - you'll either get someone holding a big ass chicken, or you see someones skin polony in your face.
May the odds be ever in your favor.

 

[My_King]

The basement dweller mods just proving the point

 

[PsyWulf]

The basement dweller mods just proving the point

That if reddit wants to monetize user created content without mods moderating user created content - good luck? Yup