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this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2023
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In fact, this has happened many times already, and most people don't know about it. One I remember personally was r/PresidentialRaceMemes in 2020. They made some bullshit accusation about the mods making posts to increase activity (literally how Reddit itself started), removed them, and installed some tools from r/Neoliberal to ensure when the primary wrapped up they would all fall in line. They turned the place into a dull replica of r/PoliticalHumor.
Reddit makes an assessment about whether it can co-opt political communities which challenge official narratives. If they can, they will attempt a mod coup. If they can't they'll ban it.