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.

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Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly 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.

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Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

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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 …

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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

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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...

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Reddit is Making Sitewide Protests Basically Impossible

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.

Mods van Reddits subreddits kunnen niet langer zelfstandig bepalen of subreddits privé worden. Voorheen kon dat wel, wat volgens Reddit werd misbruikt tijdens de protesten van juni 2023.

Reddit-maatregel voorkomt nieuw protest waarbij subreddits massaal op zwart gaan

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Reddit measure prevents new protest in which subreddits go dark en masse

Reddit has just changed the rules so moderators of subreddits must get admin approval to switch from public to private, as originally reported by The Verge. This is being seen by many as an attempt to curb sitewide protests, as these requests must be approved by Reddit staffers. There will be no way for multiple subreddits to go private at once without Reddit having its hand on the lever. The company put a little note on the support page that re…

Reddit policy changes make sitewide protests nearly impossible

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