"Popular subreddits plan to extend API protests indefinitely" by @engadget - Unpaid volunteer moderators, whom Reddit depends on, extend 2-day protest in reaction to Reddit CEO's dismissive message to employees. https://www.engadget.com/popular-subreddits-plan-to-extend-blackouts-indefinitely-205005565.html #RedditBlackout #SocialMedia #tech
"Thousands of Subreddits Pledge to Remain Dark to Protest Reddit API Change" by @PCMag - Protests over prohibitive new API fee structure continue in the wake of Reddit CEO brushing them off https://www.pcmag.com/news/thousands-of-subreddits-pledge-to-remain-dark-to-protest-reddit-api-change #RedditBlackout #SocialMedia #tech
"Reddit is in crisis as prominent moderators loudly protest the company’s treatment of developers" by @CNBC - Company desperate for potential IPO makes threats against volunteer moderators https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/16/reddit-in-crisis-as-prominent-moderators-protest-api-price-increase.html #RedditBlackout #SocialMedia #tech
"Reddit pressures mods to end the blackout as they find new ways to protest" by @the_verge / @jaypeters - Reddit forces volunteer moderators to reopen subreddits. Protests continue as mods change rules to upset mgmt. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23770480/reddit-blackout-protest-pressure-mods-change-rules #RedditBlackout #SocialMedia #tech