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Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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It's not like they couldn't put a stop to blackouts before, as seen with the third-party app fiasco, but Reddit has now made that tactic entirely impossible. Mods will now need to get permission from Reddit admins before they can make a sub private. Makes me wonder if they're about to do something controversial again soon.

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[–] rhys@lemmy.rhys.wtf 51 points 4 days ago

Reddit's decline through enshittification has been fascinating to watch.

This new stage appears to be utterly remarkable — an aggressive and hostile approach to its userbase and volunteer mod community on which the company is entirely reliant.

I think the harm reddit did in consolidating web discussion into a single platform that fostered a horrible, reductive culture online is immeasurable but deeply regrettable.