Reddit is going to remove mods of private communities unless they reopen : reddit

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Reddit is going to remove mods of private communities unless they reopen (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by dvdnet90@lemmy.world to c/reddit@lemmy.ml

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as the API support is coming to an end, the conflict is rising

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[–] vamp07@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

As far as I’m concerned, Reddit is taking ownership of something they did not create, foster or contribute to.

[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What I don’t understand is why not just open back up but not do the work? Let the spammers, scammers and shitposters take over. It’d be MUCH more detrimental to Reddit, and it’s fully zero effort. If people complain, respond with “No tools to deal with this stuff anymore”.

[–] clutchmatic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Some mods are too protective of their communities, not fully understanding that moderating is the kind of free labor that spez wants to make profit on