📢EDIT: a_knife just removed ALL OTHER MODS!

Original starbucks post by accused inactive mod a_knife

Post about what ACTUALLY happened

Proof of only active mods agreeing to go private

Proof that a_knife doesn’t even MOD the sub they made the unilateral decision to reopen

Proof of a_knife removing a mod

Funny thing is, Reddit will likely boot the 3 of them, and make a_knife top mod, which is DIRECTLY AGAINST their claims to remove any mods making unilateral decisions, because of course, it only applies if that unilateral decision is to go private. Spread the word

#reddit #boycottreddit #protest

  • RyanHakurei@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    What would be the point of that? Reddit admins at the end of the day can just remove mods as they please they wouldn’t need to go through someone else’s account to do anything they could just install puppets or even directly open the subreddit back up.

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      1 year ago

      Because nobody can actually see what’s happening behind the curtain this way, and admins don’t catch holy hell from it.

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      Because they know kicking mods is going to be more bad press. So they’re trying every way they can do not directly force subs to open. They’ve also started other bullshit though, like restoring deleted comments. I purged my account and had to repurge it today.

    • Anomander@kbin.social
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      What would be the point of that?

      The thin veneer of deniability that it’s not Admin themselves acting unilaterally to sabotage protest actions.

      Reddit admins at the end of the day can just remove mods as they please they wouldn’t need to go through someone else’s account to do anything they could just install puppets or even directly open the subreddit back up.

      Sure, they can. But they’re also trying to posture like they “wouldn’t” do that. Reddit is wanting to present themselves to users and to the press as if they’re being noble and reasonable and definitely support the right of protestors to protest, they want the optics of being a platform that supports autonomy for their communities and members in that way.

      If they’re openly going around interfering and telling everyone upset to pound sand, they’re buying more terrible press.