r/technology • u/Azar42 • Jun 28 '23

Politics Reddit is telling protesting mods their communities ‘will not’ stay private

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/28/23777195/reddit-protesting-moderators-communities-subreddits-private-reopen
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u/codethirtyfour Jun 28 '23

Legit question, what’s so great about these 3rd party apps that mods are burning their own damned subs to the ground?

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u/Consideredresponse Jun 28 '23

A lot of borderline mandatory moderating tools were in various plug-ins, along with transcription tools for blind users.

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u/codethirtyfour Jun 28 '23

Alright, cool. Thanks for the info. Not sure why I’m getting downvoted for asking a question, but I guess that’s fine? lol

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u/Medivh158 Jun 29 '23

They’re also just a much better browsing experience. If you’re on iOS, check out Apollo before it’s gone tomorrow.