My oldest reddit acount was around 12-13 years old when I moved here and let me tell you the shifts over time were noticeable and constant especially in the world news sub. Honestly looked like it was someones goal to turn it into what it looks like now.
Based on the drama around antiwork after the fox news spot I believe it. I’ve seen admins install mods into already moderated subreddits simply because they weren’t as reddit would like them, profitable.
My oldest reddit acount was around 12-13 years old when I moved here and let me tell you the shifts over time were noticeable and constant especially in the world news sub. Honestly looked like it was someones goal to turn it into what it looks like now.
Ding ding ding. Moderators have only become less impartial as time went on with reddit.
A public modlog is absolutely necessary to hold mods accountable, which is why reddit doesn’t have one and none of the mods advocate for it.
Based on the drama around antiwork after the fox news spot I believe it. I’ve seen admins install mods into already moderated subreddits simply because they weren’t as reddit would like them, profitable.