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Megathread for Reddit Blackouts and News - Day 2 (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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hey everyone. if you want to post links or discuss the Reddit blackout today, please localize it to this thread in order to keep things tidy! Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So, apparently the mod purge started, one of the mods of /r/tumblr confirms getting booted out of the mod team and opening the sub

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's that post about /r/adviceanimals too. Surprised they took so long.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Missed it, same thing?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah basically. Top mod lost permissions and a lower mod was elevated, sub reopened.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Not surprised in the least that they're purging mods here, but I'm a little surprised they're doing it during these 48 hours. Seems like it'd be a better move to at least wait until the protest ends before cracking down on delinquent subs/mods. Not that reddit has done anything to suggest that they'd act intelligently in this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Saw that coming.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But r/tumblr is currently private