With the new Reddit policies, when a sub protests and goes private, could re-edit just step in, oust a moderator and switch it back to public?

  • Altair@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s what’s happening. Even went as as to make r/piracy public lol

    r/pics went public on their own, so as to not incur reddit admins’ wrath… but are only allowing images of a single person; it’s beautiful and I hope other subs’ mods do the same.

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      1 year ago

      Yea the mods have to enforce the rules of the subreddit. But there’s nothing stopping them from changing the rules. Malicious compliance!

  • Knighthawk 0811@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    they sure can. but will they out the mod? the trouble would be who is the new mod and what kind of turbulence might happen with said new mod. do they even want it or know how to mod?