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Reddit CEO slams protesters as "landed gentry," says he'll change site rules (www.nbcnews.com)

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Huffman said in an interview that he plans to institute rules changes that would allow Reddit users to vote out moderators who have overseen the protest, comparing them to a “landed gentry.”

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So reddit would rather pay hundreds, if not thousands of employees to moderate the site? Seems like a great business decision

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is the time when volunteer mods finally get their paycheck!

Step 1: Use alt account to trash talk your mod account. Step 2: Apply to oust your mod account with a small compensation Step 3: Profit!!!