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That’s a recent quote from Reddit’s VP of community, Laura Nestler. Here’s more of it: This week, Reddit has been telling protesting moderators that if they keep their communities private, the company will take action against them. Any actions could happen as soon as this afternoon.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

True, but there are hundreds of thousands of people who are willing to become mods, even with no pay and awful administration.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Indeed there are, and most will be shitty at the job, making Reddit even more unpleasant to be on than it is now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately very true!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'll be honest. It's hard to feel much sympathy for someone who chooses to continue kissing the boot.