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Reddit demands moderators remove NSFW labels, or else (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Reddit is sending strongly-worded messages to moderators of certain subreddits that are marked as NSFW (Not Safe For Work), telling them to remove the tag or face being removed.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's crazy is that Reddit admins have so much more to lose by removing these moderators than the mods themselves do, but the mods have somehow convinced themselves that they have to stay, no matter how bad it is.

Relevant article: https://doctorow.medium.com/how-to-leave-dying-social-media-platforms-9fc550fe5abf

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Most mods of large subs are addicted to power, even if it's just a facade