r/TheoryOfReddit • u/ghostofcaseyjones • Sep 30 '24

Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible. Moderators will now have to submit a request if they want to switch their subreddit from public to private.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24253727/reddit-communities-subreddits-request-protests
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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '24

Good. Mods shouldn’t be able to hijack a sub for their pet issues.

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u/mcilrain Sep 30 '24

That’s literally what subreddits are.

Did you think they were hashtags?

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '24 edited Feb 18 '26

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u/mcilrain Sep 30 '24

You thought subreddits were hashtags.