{"id":1962862,"date":"2023-07-02T17:55:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T21:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reddit-threatens-to-oust-community-moderators-who-continue-to-protest\/"},"modified":"2023-07-02T17:57:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T21:57:43","slug":"reddit-threatens-to-oust-community-moderators-who-continue-to-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reddit-threatens-to-oust-community-moderators-who-continue-to-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit warns of removing protesting community moderators."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freddit-threatens-to-oust-community-moderators-who-continue-to-protest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1962862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Reddit Threatens to Replace Private Community Moderators<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent report, The Verge revealed that Reddit has issued a warning to moderators who have chosen to keep their communities private as a form of protest against new rules. According to the report, moderators who are actively moderating their online communities, known as subreddits, will not face removal. However, Reddit sent a message to protesting moderators stating:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAfter sending a modmail message on June 27, 2023, your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/winning-twitter-exec-who-censored-hunter-biden-story-and-oversaw-trump-ban-cries-during-staff-meeting-on-elon-musk-takeover\/\" title=\"Winning: Twitter Exec Who Censored Hunter Biden Story and Oversaw Trump Ban Cries During Staff Meeting on Elon Musk Takeover\">mod team<\/a> indicated that you do not want to reopen the [name of subreddit] community. This is a courtesy notice to let you know that you will lose moderator status in the community,\u201d Reddit officials wrote. \u201cIf you reply to let us know you\u2019re interested in actively moderating this community, we will take your request into consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Confirmation of this message was provided by at least two subreddit moderators who spoke to The Verge. One of them, yoasif, a moderator of r\/firefox, expressed their stance, saying, \u201cWe see no reason to reopen as I don\u2019t think we\u2019re the bad guys here. Reddit has had a chance to reconcile with the protest for weeks now, and they haven\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the subreddit r\/firefox has already transitioned from private to public, but with a twist. Instead of focusing on the Mozilla web browser, the community now revolves around red pandas. The moderators explained their decision in a post, stating, \u201cWe don\u2019t wish to let the subreddit fall into the hands of someone who would undo the good work we have done or would even foster an anti-Mozilla community here.\u201d They also clarified that while browser-related posts will be temporarily restricted, they will eventually be allowed again.<\/p>\n<p>Reddit, which attracts over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retribution-reddit-removes-volunteer-moderators-protesting-new-fees\/\" title=\"Reddit removes protesting volunteer mods over new fees.\">1 billion unique visitors<\/a> per month, relies heavily on unpaid volunteers to manage its subreddits. However, the recent protest by moderators against a new pricing policy set by Reddit has caused significant discontent. More than 9,000 subreddit moderators joined the protest, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-15-most-anticipated-albums-of-2021\/\" title=\"The 15 Most Anticipated Albums of 2021\u00a0\">initially planned<\/a> to last 48 hours but has continued beyond that timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>As a response to the protest, Reddit&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reddit-threatens-to-oust-community-moderators-who-continue-to-protest\/\" title=\"Reddit warns of removing protesting community moderators.\">top officials removed moderator teams<\/a> from subreddits that had switched their communities to Not Safe For Work (NSFW), where ads are prohibited. This action resulted in an unexpected consequence, as nudity began to appear on subreddits that were typically mild, such as r\/pokemongo and r\/Formula1. Consequently, Reddit initially removed the entire moderator team from r\/mildlyinteresting, a subreddit with 11 million members, but later reinstated them, as reported by The Verge.<\/p>\n<p>Reddit spokesman Tim Rathschmidt clarified the reasoning behind the removal, stating, \u201cModerators incorrectly marking a community as NSFW is a violation of both our Content Policy and Moderator Code of Conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a message to protesting moderators, Reddit reportedly warned that those keeping their communities private will be replaced. However, The Verge clarified that actively moderating moderators of subreddits will not face removal. 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