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Mods react as Reddit kicks some of them out again: “This will break the site” (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Not really. The powermods arent bringing anything unique moderation except a network that allows them to control content for a specific audience. This is not about enforcing subreddit rules its about subreddit mods pushing an agenda across their subs and pushing sponsored posts outsides reddits ad program.

Its overall a good thing but the powermods will be replaced with reddit admins doing the ame

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The powermods arent bringing anything unique moderation except a network that allows them to control content for a specific audience.

    It depends who. There are some that build tools and procedures for handling large forums. They may also share best practices across different subs.

    As for controlling content, it isn't like a corporation or political group can't create 20 accounts and take over subs. That's already happened on Reddit.

    Its overall a good thing but the powermods will be replaced with reddit admins doing the ame

    Or sock puppet accounts. Banning the current set of mods without a plan on who replaces them doesn't fix the problem.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    They can still share tools and best practices but now they cant be involved in the post to post moderation.

    As for controlling content, it isn’t like a corporation or political group can’t create 20 accounts and take over subs. That’s already happened on Reddit.

    You cant do this if the mods are already doing this because the mods will remove the posts. Giving them a huge block of control over a majority of the content on the platform.

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