Reddit issued an ultimatum to its communities in protest

Reddit fed up communities that remain closed in protest against offensive accusations of using its API. Company informed the responsible persons that they would lose status moderator later this week, although they will still have one last chance. Reddit mentioned in their post that if moderators are interested in resuming their activities, they will be considered.

The move comes after Reddit contacted some moderators a few days ago. The ModCodeofConduct account sent messages to the downline managers of the protesting subreddits to see if they were ready to report their superiors. Thanks to this strategy, the company not only designed to speed up the discovery of communitiesbut also to identify the leaders of the uprising.

In accordance with edgethose who did not accept the original offer will lose their moderator status. Reddit won’t let communities stay closed and warned the perpetrators that the protests violated the Moderators’ Code of Conduct. The most recent message shows that the company is not going to trade.

After submitting a modmail message on June 27, 2023, your moderation team indicated that they did not want to reopen the community. This is a courtesy notice to let you know that you will lose your Community Moderator status at the end of the week. If you reply to let us know that you are interested in actively moderating this community, we will consider your request.

The r/Firefox moderator stated that Reddit had a chance to come to terms with the protest for weeks, but it didn’t. “We see no reason to open as I don’t think we are the bad guys here,” he said. The subreddit remains closed, as do 2,300 other communities, and this situation could end next weekend if the company follows through on its threat.

Reddit will not negotiate or change its position

Action taken by Reddit to rebuild communities suggests that their managers are not interested in solving the root problem. Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit, made it clear from the start that he would be oblivious to the protests. The manager has gone down a path similar to Twitter’s and recently admitted to admiring Elon Musk’s strategy to cut spending on the social network.

More than 8,000 communities have been shut down in protest against an API update that includes inappropriate access fees. The new policy has caused apps like Apollo to stop working because they can’t pay fees.

The problem has reached such a level that Hackers threatened to leak sensitive data if I didn’t revert API changes and paid the ransom. Some communities have slapped the face by allowing sexual content, hurting Reddit’s ad revenue. None of the threats have affected the company, which remains determined to rebuild communities at all costs.

Based on the latest post, the 2,300 subreddits that are still protesting will reopen as soon as moderators lose their privileges. “There’s a lot of noise out there, and like all outbreaks on Reddit, this one too will pass,” Huffman told his staff.