credo@lemmy.world to Reddit@lemmy.world · 9 days agoReddit CEO signals subreddits requiring a subscription fee coming this yeararstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square246fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showfediverse@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-29 days agoAssuming that’s true, all they have to do is close down any sub they want a subscription from. New sub is made, new sub is required. Subreddit takes on a whole new meaning.
minus-squareSomewhiteguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoThat’s assuming they don’t look at a sub and just say “you’re now paid, congrats” and the mods just go along with it. I can see greedy mods seeing the ability to profit from that kind of forceful hand and then complaining about disengagement.
Assuming that’s true, all they have to do is close down any sub they want a subscription from. New sub is made, new sub is required.
Subreddit takes on a whole new meaning.
That’s assuming they don’t look at a sub and just say “you’re now paid, congrats” and the mods just go along with it. I can see greedy mods seeing the ability to profit from that kind of forceful hand and then complaining about disengagement.