Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators From Subreddits Continuing Apollo-Related Blackouts

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Reddit Threatens to Remove Moderators From Subreddits Continuing Apollo-Related Blackouts
macrumors.com

As some subreddits continue blackouts to protest Reddit's plans to charge high prices for its API, Reddit has informed the moderators of those subreddits that it has plans to replace resistant moderation teams to keep spaces "open and accessible to users."

Edit, there seems to be conflicting reporting on this issue:

While the company does “respect the community’s right to protest” and pledges that it won’t force communities to reopen, Reddit also suggests there’s no need for that.

Source: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23762501/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-interview-protests-blackout

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Except there are inevitably power mods who would happily nump at the opportunity to claim a few more subs for their fiefdoms

Let em have it. Then they can be kings of shit.

And you could have it all / My empire of dirt

There is no shortage of power-hungry mods willing to work for free.