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The original was posted on /r/instant_regret by /u/Instant_Regret_mods on 2023-06-19 13:45:06+00:00.
As I'm sure you all know, for the past week there has been various types of protests happening on reddit. They initially had been focused around the new pricing model of API access and how it impacts the 3rd party apps that have helped build and grow the communities that we all use and enjoy. In case you've missed it, this pricing model doesn't directly remove these apps but rather makes the price of business be so unreachable that continuing to run them is untenable.
You can read more about it here
They have continued past the initial 2-day protest due to the response from reddit with threats of removing non-compliant moderation teams and changing long-standing admin policies.
Some communities are doing things such as:
- Content as usual in an open sub, but the title includes protest language;
- Remove all sub rules and let the community curate content through up-/downvotes;
- Open sub and pin anti-staff message (list of unfulfilled promises, terrible decisions), and add to sidebar;
- Automod sticky on every thread promoting Reddit alternatives;
- Have automod make scheduled posts about the protest;
Other communities are engaging in more active protests:
- Private days (example - Solidarity Tuesdays, or on the weekends);
- Restricting the topic of the forum (example: restricting to just pictures or gifs of one personality );
- Narrowing the topic of your forum (see the example of r/Wellthatsucks;
- Widening the topic of your forum (see the example of r/interestingasfuck);
- Redefining the topic of the forum (see r/nofans, previously a NSFW sub, switching to "lovely passive PC coolers");
Why are we writing this now?
Well, we want to know what you want to do about this? Do you want to remain on the sidelines of this action or do you want to join in some capacity? If yes, how?