27
Reddit mods discuss forming a union and suing for back pay
(old.reddit.com)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
27 points (100.0% liked)
Technology
34858 readers
39 users here now
This is the official technology community of Lemmy.ml for all news related to creation and use of technology, and to facilitate civil, meaningful discussion around it.
Ask in DM before posting product reviews or ads. All such posts otherwise are subject to removal.
Rules:
1: All Lemmy rules apply
2: Do not post low effort posts
3: NEVER post naziped*gore stuff
4: Always post article URLs or their archived version URLs as sources, NOT screenshots. Help the blind users.
5: personal rants of Big Tech CEOs like Elon Musk are unwelcome (does not include posts about their companies affecting wide range of people)
6: no advertisement posts unless verified as legitimate and non-exploitative/non-consumerist
7: crypto related posts, unless essential, are disallowed
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
No, I mean Reddit runs entirely on subreddits for its business, and the infrastructure requires a moderator to exist to create them.
Reddit could operate without subreddit moderators. The main reason mods exist is to remove abusive users and bots, both of witch could be handled by the vote system.
I don't think Reddit could operate without moderators. On a technical level, sure it's possible, but as a business they would not be able to operate. If the content didn't have a reputation of being vibrant, interesting, and reliable, no one would use the site and they'd have no income. Reddit's business is only possible with moderators there to cultivate their communities and keep things civil.