Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly impossible

Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly impossible

Reddit changes the rules to make sitewide protests much more difficult. Moderators will now have to get admin approval when switching a subreddit from public to private or when adding a NSFW tag.

Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

Starting today, Reddit will no longer let subreddit moderators change if they are public or private without first submitting a request to a Reddit admin.

Reddit is Making Sitewide Protests Basically Impossible

Reddit has implemented new restrictions on moderators' ability to alter community visibility settings, the social media platform announced Monday. Moderators must now obtain admin approval before switching subreddits between public, private, or NSFW status. The move comes in response to last year...

Mods of Reddit subreddits will no longer be able to independently decide whether subreddits are private, as they previously were, a practice Reddit says was abused during the June 2023 protests.

Reddit moderators must now submit a request to Reddit staff before changing a subreddit's public/private status, making sitewide mod-led protests much harder

Jay Peters / The Verge: Reddit moderators must now submit a request to Reddit staff before changing a subreddit's public/private status, making sitewide mod-led protests much harder  —  Reddit is giving its staff a lot more power over the communities on its platform.  Starting today, Reddit moderators will not be able …