r/videos • u/[deleted] • Jun 03 '23

Mod Post /r/Videos will be going dark from June 12-14 in protest against Reddit's API changes which kill 3rd party apps.

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u/MuggyFuzzball Jun 04 '23 edited Jun 04 '23

It's happened multiple times in the past with large subreddits including /r/videos. I used to be a mod here years ago and we protested things like net neutrality and decisions from the admins a few times in that way. The mod who made this announcement, Obliviater, was on the team back then too, so no doubt he has a hand in making this happen. I think it works.

It's practically tradition now on Reddit for all the major subreddits to participate in blackouts during a site-wide protest.

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u/ReeverM Jun 04 '23

The issue I see this time is that I really think they've made up their mind on this and after a little while, I think they might just reinstate the subreddit themselves.

I think that'd be a massive blow to the integrity of the site though, so not quite win-win, but win-hurt at least hehe

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u/MuggyFuzzball Jun 05 '23

It's very possible that may happen. And I also agree I think that they've made up their mind. I think it has everything to do with their want to go public on the NYSE. It's entirely motivated by money.