Reddit protest evolves — moderators turn subreddits into adult-only communities to block ads

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Reddit moderators protesting the platform’s plan to implement high API fees for third-party apps have started switching their subreddits to not safe for work (NSFW), disabling the platform’s ability to present ads on these communities.

that several large subreddits with millions of users — including r/MildlyInteresting, r/interestingasf**k, r/TIHI , and r/videos — switched to NSFW despite initially not allowing adult-only content.Firstly, these subreddits don’t feature ads, reducing Reddit’s ability to monetise some of its most popular subreddits.

On mobile devices, NSFW subreddits can only be viewed via the official Reddit app and not the mobile browser or third-party apps like Apollo. The entire mod team from r/MildlyInteresting was removed from their positions, with one being slapped with a 7-day Reddit suspension by a Reddit admin.

 

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