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How Reddit Crushed the Internet's Largest Protest (youtu.be)
submitted 11 months ago by return2ozma to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Even during the protest a lot of users thought it was caused by "power-mad" mods, some people just eat what they're fed.

[–] LazaroFilm 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s more of a Plato’s cave situation. You only know what you see.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Only partially, it was stated in lots of places and ways that it was in protest of the API pricing changes, and of the reaction of Reddit admins.