• blahaj@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    This is hilarious lol. The fuckwit himself (Spez) forced subreddits to reopen with an iron fist and now we’re starting to see the consequences. Schadenfreude at its finest

  • FiendishFork@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Got to love the users who entirely miss the point. Complaining that this is ruining their experience, well go complain to Reddit for failing to listen to community feedback and refusing to negotiate.

    Users of subs are choosing these paths which is way more user driven than what Reddit admins are doing.

  • happyhippo@feddit.it
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    1 year ago

    So is that some kind of workaround to protest the API changes while still technically discussing something iPhone related, to avoid mods being removed?

    Whatever the reason, I love it.

    • Einar@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Moderators are unable to stop Reddit from reopening their Subreddits because keeping them closed may be seen as a breach of the terms of service. However, they can alter the Subreddit’s rules and reopen it with these changes, especially if the community agrees. This action is not forbidden by any Reddit rule (so far). Community consensus is reached through voting. As a result, the Subreddit becomes inundated with low-value content such as pictures and memes, which puts more pressure on the platform as it currently desperately strives to increase its value.