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How much of an impact is the protest really having on Reddit? (feddiverse.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I read The Verge's latest interview with Steve Huffman here and it seems as though the Reddit blackout is having little to no effect. It also seems as though the communities at large don't really care and will probably just use the official app or don't really know there are 3rd party ones. So it seems this will pass and be mostly forgotten about.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I mean, if that's how they treat the mods, who would want to mod for reddit? It is unpaid work, the only reasons they are doing it would either be to feel empowered or to foster a community. What spez did is to tell mods they are powerless and to show them the community doesn't matter. Without good mods, people won't be sticking around.