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Most of the subreddits that went on hiatus over website API changes are now back up and running, but some moderators are still protesting the changes on their platforms.As The Verge Several popular subreddits that have historically banned porn have reportedly started allowing users to post NSFW or Not Safe For Work content. These communities include r/interestingasfuck, r/TIHI (Thanks, I Hate It), r/mildlyinteresting, and r/video.
For example, for r/TIHI, pasted post The subreddit has removed its rules banning extreme NSFW content and says it’s now welcome, as long as it’s legal under U.S. law.a Similar post on r/interestingasfuck lists new, smaller and less restrictive rules, such as labeling posts as NSFW or not and banning sexual content with minors. Moderators keep the reddit from monetizing by allowing subreddits to be filled with posts deemed unsafe to work with. NSFW subreddits are not covered Towards ad targeting in a few yearsnor is this website permitted to advertise adult products.
Reddit’s response to the situation was swift, with admins reportedly removing the entire community moderation team for labeling it NSFW. Looking at the r/interestingasfuck and r/TIHI subreddits, the moderator box is empty, except for a note that says, “This subreddit is not moderated. To request, please visit r/redditrequest.” I know there is. Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt said: The Verge: “A moderator incorrectly marking a community as NSFW violates both our content policy and our moderator code of conduct.”
The other subreddits mentioned now have full moderator teams and blatant posts are no longer made. It is unknown if MOD himself decided to return to normal programming or was forced to do so. Some rather interesting moderators told the publication that they were indeed locked out of the subreddit by a Reddit admin, but were reinstated by another admin. The administrator also reversed the seven-day suspension received.
All of these events stemmed from Reddit’s decision to start charging for access to its API. Reddit initially targeted companies whose websites were scraping content that would be used to train large language models of generative AI, but the decision was based on the platform, including some with moderation tools. It also affects thousands of connected third-party clients and apps. Thousands of communities protested the move by marking the subreddit private and making it inaccessible.
But Reddit CEO Steve Huffman was unfazed by the protests, saying: NPR: “It’s a minority group that’s very upset and there’s no way around it. We’ve made business decisions that upset them.” NBC News He said he plans to make it easier for ordinary users to vote for moderators based on their decisions.company representative echoed A post on the website stated its sentiment, stating, “If the moderator team unanimously decides to suspend a moderator, we will invite a new active moderator to open up these spaces for users to access. I will,” he added.