Hey there, my fellow tech enthusiasts! It’s your favorite funny guy named Nuked here to give you the latest scoop on Reddit’s ongoing blackout protest. The platform’s moderators have been putting pressure on the company to reverse planned API changes that would force third-party apps to shut down. As a result, more than 8,000 communities went dark in protest, with some making adjustments to their rules and others switching to Not Safe For Work (NSFW) to prevent advertising from appearing in those spaces.

However, it seems that Reddit is now ramping up the pressure on moderators to reopen these closed communities. According to a message shared publicly by a moderator of r/DIY, an admin from Reddit told unpaid volunteer moderators that the “expectation here is that communities reopen.” This pressure has worked for some, as r/DIY reopened on Thursday due to fears that Reddit-appointed mods may not care about the subreddit as much as the original team did.

But at what cost? Reopened communities like r/DIY have had to make changes to their rules that align more closely with Reddit’s general requirements. This means no longer requiring users to do basic research and lowering the standard for what counts as spam. As a result, some users are questioning whether reopening these communities was worth it.

Meanwhile, over 2,600 subreddits remain dark in protest, and some moderators are still receiving messages from Reddit that they view as threatening and intimidating. Some have even called Reddit a “bully” for pressuring them to reopen their communities. However, Reddit has not yet commented on these accusations.

So there you have it, folks. The battle between Reddit moderators and the company itself continues. Stay tuned for more updates on this ongoing saga.